Vulnerabilities don't take release day off in today's world of rapid development—instead, they sneak into our codebases quietly through daily commits. That's why engineering teams are looking at code security scan practices as a fundamental part of their pipelines. A practical case study from a fintech company shows just how much of a difference this can make.
This company was growing rapidly and deploying new payment functionality each sprint. Whereas speed was their competitive advantage, it also came with risk. They introduced automated code security scan tools into their CI/CD process, finding show-stopping faults before they ever reached staging. One such issue they found was an insecure API endpoint that would have exposed sensitive transaction data had it been deployed. Due to the scans, the vulnerability was addressed in development—long before customers or attackers.
The actual victory wasn't the technology alone, but the cultural shift. Developers no longer viewed security as an afterthought, but rather an everyone's job responsibility. Automated scanning eliminated the need for them to scan manually for vulnerabilities, giving them room to innovate while still keeping them safe.
Tools like Keploy complement this by generating test cases and mocks automatically from real API traffic. Imagine combining that with your security scans: you’re not only validating functionality but also ensuring resilience against bad inputs and vulnerabilities.
The takeaway is straightforward: incorporating a code security scan process early on instills confidence, avoids catastrophes, and enables shipping software both more quickly and securely. It's not slowing teams down—it's ensuring that speed does not come at the expense of trust.
This company was growing rapidly and deploying new payment functionality each sprint. Whereas speed was their competitive advantage, it also came with risk. They introduced automated code security scan tools into their CI/CD process, finding show-stopping faults before they ever reached staging. One such issue they found was an insecure API endpoint that would have exposed sensitive transaction data had it been deployed. Due to the scans, the vulnerability was addressed in development—long before customers or attackers.
The actual victory wasn't the technology alone, but the cultural shift. Developers no longer viewed security as an afterthought, but rather an everyone's job responsibility. Automated scanning eliminated the need for them to scan manually for vulnerabilities, giving them room to innovate while still keeping them safe.
Tools like Keploy complement this by generating test cases and mocks automatically from real API traffic. Imagine combining that with your security scans: you’re not only validating functionality but also ensuring resilience against bad inputs and vulnerabilities.
The takeaway is straightforward: incorporating a code security scan process early on instills confidence, avoids catastrophes, and enables shipping software both more quickly and securely. It's not slowing teams down—it's ensuring that speed does not come at the expense of trust.