Getting Started with DevSecOps: Integrating SAST/DAST into GitHub Actions

Shifting security left requires embedding Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and Dependency Vulnerability Scanning into automated CI/CD pipelines.

Production GitHub Actions Workflow Snippet

name: Security Scan Pipeline
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  sast_scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Run Semgrep SAST
        uses: returntocorp/semgrep-action@v1
        with:
          config: p/ci