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Checkmarx

by Checkmarx

Enterprise application security testing platform with SAST, SCA, DAST, and API security scanning for APAC enterprises managing integrated DevSecOps security across code, dependencies, and deployed applications.

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"Checkmarx is the enterprise application security testing platform for APAC organisations — SAST, SCA, DAST, and API security scanning in a unified DevSecOps platform. Best for APAC enterprises with compliance requirements wanting integrated code-to-deployment security testing."

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What it does

Key features

  • SAST — source code vulnerability analysis with IDE plugin integration for APAC developers
  • SCA — open-source dependency vulnerability scanning and SBOM generation
  • DAST — dynamic testing of deployed APAC applications for runtime vulnerabilities
  • API security — REST and GraphQL API security scanning for APAC microservices
  • Supply chain security — third-party package integrity verification and licence compliance
  • Compliance policies — pre-built APAC regulatory security policies for MAS TRM, PCI DSS, OWASP
  • Developer integration — VS Code, IntelliJ, and Jira integration for developer-native security feedback
When to reach for it

Best for

  • APAC enterprises and financial services companies needing comprehensive SAST+SCA+DAST unified testing
  • APAC organisations with MAS TRM, PCI DSS, or ISO 27001 compliance requirements for application security
  • DevSecOps teams wanting developer-native security feedback through IDE integration alongside pipeline scanning
  • APAC enterprises needing SBOM generation for software supply chain security documentation
Don't get burned

Limitations to know

  • ! Checkmarx enterprise pricing is significant — APAC SMBs and startups should evaluate SonarQube or open-source alternatives
  • ! Implementation and policy tuning requires application security expertise — APAC teams may need professional services engagement
  • ! SAST false positive management requires ongoing tuning effort from APAC security engineering teams
  • ! Checkmarx platform complexity means full value realisation requires dedicated security champion or AppSec engineer
Context

About Checkmarx

Checkmarx is an enterprise application security testing platform that provides APAC enterprises, financial services companies, and regulated organisations with a unified DevSecOps security testing capability spanning static application security testing (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), dynamic application security testing (DAST), and API security scanning — enabling APAC security and DevSecOps teams to address the full application security testing lifecycle from source code through dependency management to deployed application scanning.

Checkmarx's SAST engine — which analyses APAC application source code for security vulnerabilities without executing the code, tracing data flow paths from user inputs through application logic to identify injection vulnerabilities, authentication weaknesses, and insecure data handling — provides APAC security teams with the developer-facing vulnerability data that accelerates remediation. Checkmarx integrates SAST findings directly into APAC developer IDEs (VS Code, IntelliJ, Eclipse) through the Checkmarx plugin, enabling developers to see vulnerability findings while writing code rather than receiving security reports as a separate workflow.

Checkmarx's SCA capability — which scans APAC application dependency trees for known vulnerabilities in open-source packages (CVE database, NVD, OSS security advisories), identifies licence compliance risks (GPL, AGPL licences in commercial APAC products), and generates a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for regulatory or enterprise customer requirements — addresses the supply chain security risk that is increasingly targeted in APAC enterprise software environments. APAC financial services companies that must demonstrate software supply chain security for MAS TRM third-party risk assessments use Checkmarx SCA to document their open-source dependency vulnerability management.

Checkmarx's DAST integration — which runs automated dynamic security testing against APAC test and staging environments, identifying vulnerabilities that static analysis cannot detect (authentication bypass, session management issues, runtime injection vulnerabilities) — extends Checkmarx coverage beyond code analysis to the deployed application state. Checkmarx's unified platform reports SAST, SCA, and DAST findings in a single dashboard with deduplicated results that eliminate the reporting overhead of managing separate security tool outputs.

Checkmarx's APAC compliance support — which includes pre-built security policies for PCI DSS, OWASP Top 10, NIST, ISO 27001, and Singapore MAS TRM — enables APAC security teams to configure Checkmarx scans against the specific compliance requirements their APAC regulatory context mandates. APAC financial institutions demonstrating application security governance to MAS auditors can export Checkmarx compliance scan results as audit evidence documentation.

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