Migrating from 42Crunch to middleBrick for AppSec headcount-gap coverage
What middleBrick covers
- Black-box scanning with no agents or code access
- Risk score A–F with prioritized findings
- Coverage of 12 categories aligned to OWASP API Top 10
- OpenAPI 3.0/3.1 and Swagger 2.0 parsing with $ref resolution
- Authenticated scanning with header allowlist and domain verification
- CI/CD integration via GitHub Action and MCP Server support
Current state with heavy interactive testing
Many teams rely on interactive tools and manual API testing to close security coverage gaps. Those approaches consume significant analyst time and require continuous tuning to avoid noisy or low-value results. The workflow often depends on a small number of specialists who must coordinate test plans, manage environments, and interpret large result sets.
Shift to automated black-box scanning
middleBrick provides a self-service, black-box API security scanner that reduces hands-on effort while maintaining coverage aligned to the OWASP API Top 10 (2023). You submit a target URL and receive a risk score from A to F with prioritized findings. The scanner operates read-only with GET and HEAD methods plus text-only POST for LLM probes, completing in under a minute without agents, SDKs, or code access.
Mapping findings to compliance frameworks
middleBrick maps findings directly to PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type II, and the OWASP API Top 10 (2023). For other frameworks, the scanner helps you prepare for and align with security controls described in HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST, CCPA, and similar standards by surfacing findings relevant to audit evidence. Note that the tool is a scanner and not an auditor, so it cannot certify or guarantee compliance.
Closing the headcount gap with CI/CD and monitoring
With Starter tier and above, authenticated scanning supports Bearer, API key, Basic auth, and cookies, guarded by a domain verification gate to ensure only domain owners can scan with credentials. The GitHub Action enforces CI/CD gates, failing the build when the score drops below your threshold. Pro tier adds continuous monitoring with scheduled rescans, diff detection, email alerts, HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks, and integrations that scale coverage without adding specialized staff.
What you need to rebuild when migrating
Migration reduces the need for manual test design and scheduling, but you should rebuild policies around scan thresholds, alert routing, and exception handling. Adjust CI/CD pipelines to consume the GitHub Action outputs and integrate dashboard reports for tracking score trends. Retrain teams on the 12 detection categories, including LLM / AI Security probes across Quick, Standard, and Deep tiers, and establish clear remediation workflows for issues like authentication misconfigurations, BOLA, and data exposure.