Product Overview: Snyk
Snyk is a comprehensive developer security platform designed to secure applications and cloud infrastructure throughout the entire software development lifecycle. Here’s a detailed look at what Snyk does and its key features:
What Snyk Does
Snyk focuses on securing four critical areas of software development: proprietary code, open-source dependencies, container images, and cloud infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly into developers’ existing workflows, providing end-to-end monitoring and mitigation of security vulnerabilities.
Key Features and Functionality
Snyk Code
- This feature secures code as it is written, using real-time scanning and automated fixes. It integrates into the development process, eliminating the need for additional builds. Snyk Code leverages machine learning and expert-curated measures to provide remediation advice.
Snyk Open Source
- This software composition analysis (SCA) tool identifies and prioritizes vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies. It embeds security into the entire software development pipeline, allowing for seamless integration with DevSecOps practices. Snyk Open Source builds a dependency tree, automates the creation of a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), and suggests fixes for vulnerabilities directly within CLI, IDE, and CI/CD pipelines.
Snyk Container
- This tool secures container images from the base image to runtime. It helps identify and rectify vulnerabilities in container environments, ensuring that containers are secure throughout their lifecycle.
Snyk Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Snyk IaC assists developers in writing secure infrastructure as code configurations. It provides guidance and automation to ensure cloud infrastructure is secure from the design phase onwards, using policy-as-code automation.
Snyk AppRisk
- This solution is designed for application security teams, offering a comprehensive Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) workbench. It enables seamless collaboration between developer and security teams, provides visibility into software supply chain risk posture, and delivers performance metrics for C-suite stakeholders.
Additional Capabilities
- Software Supply Chain Security: Snyk helps manage supply chain security by enabling secure design, tracking dependencies, and fixing vulnerabilities. It can build an SBOM in seconds, identifying all components and their interactions.
- Cloud Security: Snyk detects cloud security issues from the design phase, providing expert guidance and real-time remediation advice. It catches issues at runtime, detects infrastructure drift, and fixes issues at their source.
- Kubernetes Integration: Snyk integrates with Kubernetes across major cloud providers, allowing for the import and scanning of running workloads to identify vulnerabilities in images and configurations. The Snyk Controller provides near real-time visibility into application security.
Integration and Automation
- Snyk integrates into various developer tools and workflows, including CLI, IDE, and CI/CD pipelines. It automates vulnerability fixes with one-click pull requests and continuously monitors projects for new vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal security policies.
In summary, Snyk is a robust platform that addresses a wide range of security needs across the software development lifecycle, from code creation to cloud deployment, ensuring comprehensive application and cloud security.