Scaling Across the Organization

After successful pilot implementations, scale SAST across the organization systematically. Avoid "big bang" rollouts that overwhelm teams and support resources. Instead, expand gradually by team, technology stack, or application criticality. Each expansion benefits from lessons learned in previous phases. Document patterns, share configurations, and build internal expertise incrementally.

Create shared resources that accelerate adoption for new teams. Maintain repositories of tuned configurations for common technology stacks. Develop internal wikis with remediation guidance for frequent vulnerabilities. Record training videos demonstrating tool usage in your specific environment. Build communities of practice where teams share experiences and solutions. These resources reduce the learning curve for each new team.

Address the challenge of legacy code containing numerous existing vulnerabilities. Scanning legacy applications often reveals hundreds or thousands of issues, overwhelming teams. Implement pragmatic approaches: focus on new code first, prioritize critical vulnerabilities in legacy code, and establish technical debt reduction targets. Some organizations implement "security bankruptcy," suppressing all existing findings while preventing new vulnerabilities. Choose strategies that balance security improvement with team morale.