---
id: 221
title: "Automation without alignment: The hidden cost of modern DAST"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/automation-without-alignment-the-hidden-cost-of-modern-dast"
published_at: "2026-03-12 12:02"
tags: ["pentesting", "appsec", "burp-suite", "automation", "portswigger", "dast", "dafydd-stuttard", "translation-tax"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/221"
lang: en
---

# Automation without alignment: The hidden cost of modern DAST

## Summary

Dafydd Stuttard argues DAST built in isolation from manual pentesting creates a "translation tax": findings arrive in formats practitioners must re-verify in Burp Suite, wasting time.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2026-03-12 12:02
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/automation-without-alignment-the-hidden-cost-of-modern-dast
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/221