Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Tools: Complete Buyer's Guide & 10 Solutions to know in 2026
Security Boulevard, Thursday, April 16th, 2026
I've spent the past two years talking to AppSec engineers about their DAST tools experience. Some conversations lasted five minutes. Others turned into hour-long sessions on the podcast or elsewhere about false positives and broken authentication flows.
And then April 2026 happened. Anthropic's Claude Mythos model was released and found thousands of vulnerabilities in operating systems, browsers, and cryptography libraries. And the security industry collectively shared a lot of reactions, both positive and negative. OpenAI responded within a week with GPT-5.4-Cyber. AI pentesting startups collectively raised hundreds of millions. CrowdStrike's 2026 Global Threat Report documented a 29-minute average eCrime breakout time, 65% faster than 2024, with an 89% year-over-year surge in AI-augmented attacks.