What a DAST Report Should Actually Tell You

What should a DAST report actually tell you?

A vulnerability scanner can give you a list of findings. A useful security platform should help you understand what those findings actually mean.

We recently reviewed an OWASP Compliance Report from Invicti, and one thing stood out: the value isn’t just in finding vulnerabilities. It’s in how the findings are presented and organized.

A good report should answer questions like:

• Which compliance category does this vulnerability fall under?
• How severe is it?
• What is the associated CWE?
• What is its CVSS score?
• What is the potential impact?
• Which specific URLs or parts of the application are affected?
• Can the security team use the report to prioritize remediation?

Invicti’s compliance reporting structure is designed around exactly this kind of breakdown, with detailed reporting by compliance category and vulnerability-level information. And this is an important distinction when evaluating DAST solutions.

Don’t just ask “how many vulnerabilities did it find?” Ask: “how actionable is the information it gives my team?”

Because the best security tool isn’t necessarily the one with the longest list of findings. It’s the one that helps your team understand, prioritize, remediate, and report on them.

At EvalSoft, this is how we approach software evaluation: features are only the starting point. The real question is whether the software works for the organization using it.