HCL AppScan (previously known as IBM AppScan) is a family of desktop and web security testing and monitoring tools, formerly a part of the Rational Software division of IBM. In July 2019, the product was acquired by HCLTech[1] and is currently marketed under HCLSoftware, a product development division of HCLTech.
| Developer(s) | HCLSoftware, a division of HCLTech |
|---|---|
| Stable release | Version 10.0
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| Type | Security testing |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
History
editAppScan was originally developed by Israeli software company Sanctum Ltd. (formerly Perfecto Technologies) and was first released in 1998. A year later, Sanctum expanded its web security service and launched an Application firewall, called AppShield.[2] The first version of AppShield was developed by a team led by Gili Raanan, and was running on a dedicated Linux server.
AppScan version 2.0 was released in February 2001, adding a policy recognition engine and knowledge database, an automatic and customizable crawler engine, and an attack simulator.[3] Version 3 was released in April 2002, adding collaborative testing capabilities, where different tasks can be assigned to different testers; and a number of user interface enhancements in both the scanning and reporting sections of the program.[4] By 2003 AppScan was used by over 500 enterprise customers and had nearly $30 Million (USD) in annual revenue.[5]
In July 2004, Sanctum was acquired by Massachusetts based company Watchfire, which developed a web applications management platform named WebXM. AppScan became Watchfire's flagship product and Sanctum's R&D center in Herzliya, Israel, became Watchfire's main R&D location.[5]
In June 2007, Watchfire was acquired by IBM and incorporated into the Rational Software product line, enabling IBM to cover more of the application development lifecycle with the addition of a new tool to help developers further bolster the security of the application itself.[6] Watchfire R&D center was incorporated into IBM R&D Labs in Israel.[7]
In 2009 IBM acquired Ounce Labs and added yet another tool to AppScan to find and correct vulnerabilities in software source code. This new version was quickly re-packaged as a separate edition of AppScan: AppScan Source Edition.[8]
In June 2019, HCL acquired select IBM collaboration, commerce, digital experience, AppScan and BigFix solutions.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Kwan, Campbell. "HCL now fully controls IBM software including Notes and Domino". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ Ellen Messmer (7 September 1999). "New tool blocks wily e-comm hacker tricks". CNN. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ Mimoso, Michael S. (6 February 2001). "AppScan release secures Web applications". SearchSecurity.
- ^ Costello, Sam (30 April 2002). "Sanctum boosts tests, reports in AppScan 3.0". Computerworld.
- ^ a b "Sanctum acquired by Watchfire". Israel Venture Capital Research Center. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007.
- ^ Ogren, Eric (8 June 2007). "AppScan lives on with IBM". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011.
- ^ "Watchfire Israel goes to IBM". Globes. 7 June 2007.
- ^ Rick, Whiting (8 June 2010). "IBM: Design Security Into New Applications During Development". CRN.
- ^ HCL Technologies to acquire select IBM software products
- ^ HCL Technologies to Acquire Select IBM Software Products for $1.8B