Continuous code scanning

Identify potential security vulnerabilities and coding errors in your codebase, allowing you to fix them before attackers can exploit them.

Challenges

SAST’s bad rap

SAST should be more than a compliance checklist item, but both dev and sec teams often face frustrating hurdles that block them from maximizing its benefits. And as we all know, if a tool is hard to use, your team likely won’t use it.

Developer frustration

High false positives. Lack of context. Long learning curves. That’s a recipe for low adoption rates.

Implementation issues

Some SAST tools require devs to build or package code in a  specific way. Others take forever to scan–and require manual handholding to run.

Fragmented visibility

Security teams often struggle to get clear visibility due to low adoption rates  and integration challenges.

Opportunities

Solve for different needs

Getting the most out of SAST starts with the realization that dev and sec teams have different—but complementary—needs.  And to meet those needs, your solutions need to work where they live, and support how they work.

Integrate

Alert devs within their own environment, with actionable information such as vulnerable code’s location, data flows, and training resources.

Prioritize

Cut through the noise with solutions that offer prioritized, near real-time results so devs focus on the most important issues—without a wait.

Unify

Give your sec team a unified view of application risk across various environments and other security tools.

The solution

Keep source code safe with Mend SAST

Scan code and prioritize fixes 10 times faster than traditional scanners

Near real-time results

Repo-centric approach

Data flow consolidation

On-prem scanning or private cloud

MTTR

“One of our most indicative KPIs is the amount of time for us to remediate vulnerabilities and also the amount of time developers spend fixing vulnerabilities in our code base, which has reduced significantly. We’re talking about at least 80% reduction in time.”

Andrei Ungureanu, Security Architect
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Fast, secure, compliant

“When the product you sell is an application you develop, your teams need to be fast, secure and compliant. These three factors often work in opposite directions. Mend provides the opportunity to align these often competing factors, providing Vonage with an advantage in a very competitive marketplace.”

Chris Wallace, Senior Security Architect
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Rapid results

“The biggest value we get out of Mend is the fast feedback loop, which enables our developers to respond rapidly to any vulnerability or license issues. When a vulnerability or a license is disregarded or blocked, and there is a policy violation, they get the feedback directly.”

Markus Leutner, DevOps Engineer for Cloud Solutions
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Stop playing defense against alerts.

Start building a proactive AppSec program.

Recent resources

SAST – All About Static Application Security Testing

Learn about Static Application Security Testing (SAST). Understand the importance, benefits, & how to choose the right SAST tool for your org.

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How To Address SAST False Positives In Application Security Testing

Address SAST false positives in your application security testing. Explore causes, preventive measures, and the benefits of using Mend SAST.

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Quality > Quantity: How to Get the Most Out of SAST

Learn how to make the most out of Static Application Security Testing (SAST) without overwhelming developers.

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