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    Snyk

    🛠️ Snyk

    Snyk is a developer-first security platform focused on identifying and fixing vulnerabilities in code, open source dependencies, containers, and infrastructure as code (IaC). It enables DevSecOps by integrating security into the development lifecycle.

    🔍 Overview

    • Type: Developer Security Platform
    • Founded: 2015
    • Specialties:
      • Open Source Security (SCA)
      • Container Security
      • IaC Security
      • Code Security (SAST)
      • Supply Chain Security
      • SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)

    🧠 Key Products

    🧩 Snyk Open Source

    • Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
    • Detects known vulnerabilities in package managers (npm, pip, Maven, etc.)
    • License compliance & transitive dependency scanning

    🛠️ Snyk Code

    • Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
    • Fast, developer-friendly scanning of proprietary source code
    • Detects code-level vulnerabilities like SSRF, XSS, SQLi, etc.

    📦 Snyk Container

    • Container image scanning (Docker, OCI)
    • Checks base image for known CVEs
    • Layer-by-layer insights
    • Integrates with Docker Hub, ECR, GCR, etc.

    ⚙️ Snyk Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

    • Scans Terraform, Kubernetes YAML, CloudFormation, ARM, etc.
    • Detects insecure defaults, misconfigurations
    • Shift-left security for DevOps pipelines

    📜 Snyk License Compliance

    • Identifies license types in open source components
    • Helps ensure compliance with enterprise/legal policy

    🚀 Integrations

    • Dev Environments: VS Code, JetBrains, Eclipse, CLI
    • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket
    • Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
    • Container Registries: Docker Hub, Harbor, Quay, ECR, GCR

    🧰 Features

    • Developer-centric UX: PR checks, inline suggestions
    • Continuous monitoring of codebase
    • SBOM generation and export
    • Policy as code with Snyk CLI
    • REST APIs for custom workflows

    🚨 Use Cases

    • 🔐 Find and fix vulnerabilities early in the SDLC
    • 📦 Manage risk from third-party packages
    • 🐳 Secure containers from build to deploy
    • ☁️ Ensure secure infrastructure provisioning
    • ✅ Enforce security and license compliance policies

    🧪 Free & Paid Plans

    • Free tier for individual developers (with limits)
    • Paid tiers for teams, enterprises, and high-volume scanning
    • Enterprise features: SSO, advanced reporting, custom rules

    📚 Resources

    • DevSecOps
    • Software Composition Analysis
    • SAST
    • IaC Security
    • Container Security
    • Supply Chain Security
    • OWASP Top 10

    🏷️ Tags

    #snyk
    #devsecops
    #scanning
    #opensourcesecurity
    #sast
    #containersecurity
    #infrastructureascode
    #iac
    #sbom
    #supplychainsecurity
    #devtools
    #cybersecurity
    #securedevelopment

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