Automatic detection of security vulnerabilities in network applications

Entrepreneurship - The start-up Crashtest Security develops software for automatic detection of vulnerabilities in web applications. The company, originally established by students of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has now been awarded second prize in the CEBIT Innovation Awards in recognition of the outstanding user friendliness of the software. Checking web applications for security vulnerabilities takes work, time and money. To address this problem, the founders of Crashtest Security GmbH have automated the security check for web developers. Their software uses artificial intelligence to seek vulnerabilities that are otherwise difficult to detect. In this way, Crashtest Security protects web applications, mobile apps and the Internet of Things against cyber attacks. The software is especially useful for web development teams that lack special IT security skills.