Introduction

Welcome to Your First Day at AcmeCorp 🎉

Hey there, new recruit! Welcome to AcmeCorp, the company that prides itself on cutting-edge productivity tools (or so they say). Your first assignment? Investigate some strange user reports about our beloved task management tool, DaBeastApp. Seems simple, right? Well, buckle up—because things are about to get interesting.

The Situation 🕵️‍♂️

Here’s the deal: DaBeastApp is a core application at AcmeCorp. Employees use it daily to organize their work, track deadlines, and—well—keep this company running. But lately, something’s off. Users are complaining about:

❌ Mysterious task deletions
❌ Weird pop-ups appearing at random
❌ Performance slowdowns that seem to happen at the worst times
❌ Data leaks (one user swears they saw someone else’s to-do list!)

The bad news? The original developer who built DaBeastApp is long gone, and they didn’t exactly leave a manual. The code is a mess, security is an afterthought, and nobody knows what’s really lurking beneath the surface.

The good news? That’s why you’re here.

Your Mission 🎯

Your first task as AcmeCorp’s newest engineer is to get a handle on DaBeastApp’s security posture. Right now, we have no idea what vulnerabilities exist, how attackers might be exploiting them, or what’s at risk. It’s your job to:

🔍 Analyze DaBeastApp using Aikido Security – to uncover security gaps before the attackers do.
💀 Identify potential exploits – how might a malicious actor be taking advantage of our weak spots?
🛠 Remediate issues and secure the application – because “hoping for the best” isn’t a security strategy.

The Tools at Your Disposal 🛡️

To assist in your investigation, you’ll have access to Aikido Security, a tool that helps assess the security posture of an application. With Aikido, you’ll be able to:

âś… Run Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to check for vulnerable dependencies.
âś… Use Static Application Security Testing (SAST) to find flaws in the code itself.
âś… Leverage Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) to simulate attacks and uncover runtime vulnerabilities.
âś… Monitor Application Security Posture (ASPM) for a continuous, holistic security overview.

You’ll need to think like both an engineer and an attacker. The goal isn’t just to fix security issues—it’s to understand why they exist, how they were introduced, and how to prevent them in the future.

What’s Next? 🚀

Your first task is simple: Launch Aikido Security and get an initial assessment of DaBeastApp.

  • Step 1: Set up Aikido Security and scan the application.
  • Step 2: Review the results and identify critical vulnerabilities.
  • Step 3: Dig into the code and start formulating a remediation plan.

It’s time to prove your worth at AcmeCorp. Are you ready to uncover the secrets lurking in DaBeastApp? Let’s go! 🔓💻