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Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/3/2019

"IBM Appscan for web application."

4.5/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

IBM appscan is best for the webapplication here we can do both dynamic and static analyse Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

Sometime IBM app scan generate falsepositive results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CO

Verified User in Oil & Energy

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/30/2018

"Amazing Application Vulnerbility Testing tool"

4/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

IBM® Security AppScan Standard automates application security testing by scanning applications, identifying vulnerabilities, and generating reports with intelligent fix recommendations to ease remediation. It provides static and dynamic application security testing throughout development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

it doesn't have support for Oracle fusion middleware stack scaning which is a limitation and doesnt provide any support for SCA based application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HCL AppScan:

You can Test mobile apps and services with AppScan Standard. This is most suitable for mobile based organisation where the security is the key challenge and if the tool identifies all the vulnerabilities within the app deploy to the mobile platform it serves a boon to the mobile industry . Also it have wide variety of language support which makes it powerful to be utilized in the market making it better for any organisation to acquire this product for there deployment cycle before moving to the code to actual environment. It can integrate easiliy with CI/CD pipeline making is most suitable for organisation moving towards devops and hence i would like any organisation to think in a direction where secure environment is the key Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL AppScan solving and how is that benefiting you?

It gives all the vulnerability issues for our application making it infosec compliance and hence i wou ld recommend it for each organisation to have a tool like this which provides best vulnerability testing tool today in the market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/10/2019

"Looking for better assistance"

2/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

It helps to identify latest vulnerabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

We can't relay solely on scanner results ,have to depend on manual testing as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CC

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/11/2019

"It's okay"

2/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

Integrates with other IBM software, pulls into siem and watson well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

not as thorough or updated as others scanners, does not go as deep on network level Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/13/2018

"Great app security tool for protection against web applications"

3/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

Powerful scanning engine. A robust set of options. Excellent documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

True enterprise management, requires the purchase of additional AppScan products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Mehdi T.

Senior ETL Developer

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/12/2018

"IBM Security AppScan Standard REVIEW"

5/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

Real time agent status monitorning, agent logging and It is very cost effective compared to its performance and the features it offers. I like the way it assesses the applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

The tool IBM Security AppScan Standard is oblivious of the inner workings of the application being tested. It is unaware of the programming languate, OS, database, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HCL AppScan:

Great software. IBM is a leader in providing software solutions and yet another example of their pioneer work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL AppScan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our business was looking for a solution that reduces/stops web application attacks and protect our data at the same time. IBM Security AppScan Standard offers both the things and at the same time it is very well adopted for the cost savings that it offers most certainly, as well as time savings among many other benefits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Swati S.

Senior Programmer Specialist

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/10/2018

"Great Security Tool"

4/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

Generate accurate results based on the inputs. Uses the solid base of IAST and DAST technologies that are most reliable for detecting the security and other issue of application. Advance configuration options for testing broad range of case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

Deviation from the real output when number of test cases increase. No option to test the complexity of the code while issue being identified in on the real environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HCL AppScan:

Great tool when used with proper test and use cases. Gives you the the results on all kind of possible issues before production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL AppScan solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has detected many issues in the application that could lead to the hacking the site. It provides possible threat for any issues in application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Aung Thu Rha H.

Senior Security Engineer

Computer & Network Security

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/21/2017

"The best in Application Security Testing Tool"

4/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

IBM is one of a few vendors that offer all DAST, SAST & IAST scanning technology. IDM AppScan Standard contains both DAST and IAST via glassbox. IBM can generate the accurate result with high computational time. The reporting format is centralized on risks that is easier for developers to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

IBM AppScan standard doesn't offer SCA which is limited only for AppScan Enterprise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering HCL AppScan:

It's a bit expensive compared with the competitors and the close vendors to consider are Fortify, Checkmarx, Veracode and Synopsys. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HCL AppScan solving and how is that benefiting you?

As for the security engineers that offers AppSec services to the clients, IBM AppScan shows reliable results with less false positives and easy to claim customers trust. Moreover, the support for IBM engineers is globally and it's not a problem to get local support no matter where you are. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Mahesh S.

Professional Programer Analyst

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/30/2018

"Great App Security Tool"

4/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

Advance configurations for running the authenticity test of an application. Scope of verification is wide, you can not think all security issues it offers to identify. Integration process is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

Sometime gives few results when number of test performed is increased. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sanjeev T.

Software Specialist

Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/21/2018

"Nice App Security Tool"

3.5/5

What do you like best about HCL AppScan?

Alert of possible threat/vulnerability, Range of testing is quiet impressive, Quick remediation results and authentication test with advanced configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HCL AppScan?

Retesting fails when number of issues increased. It also reports non-threats sometime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.