Software Composition Analysis / Open Source Security and Compliance (SCA)
SCA helps your dev team to quickly track & analyze any open source components brought into any project.
Builds your open source components inventory
SCA tools can generate an accurate catalogue of all open source and 3rd party components used in builds or in apps.
Exposes any open source security risks
SCA tools can uncover security risks tied to open source and 3rd party components.
Understand what’s being used
SCA tools not only scan open source code for known security issues or vulnerabilities, but they can also provide insight into versions, licenses, and any potential compliance issues that may emerge due to the use of a specific component.
Alerts you to vulnerabilities
SCA tools continuously monitor repositories for newly discovered security or vulnerability issues.
Maps exactly where to find the vulnerability
SCA tools pinpoint the vulnerability, so developers can fix them quickly & easily.
Integrates seamlessly
SCA tools integrate open source security and license scans within the DevOps environment, scanning code and identifying dependencies without disrupting workflows.
Automates some of your core processes
SCA tools provide automation for several critical processes, including approval and auditing functions, so developers can find out in real-time whether or not they should use a component.
Enforces security & compliance policies
The more components that are added over time, the more risk there is for unnoticed or undocumented compliance violations to show up. SCA tools help prevent the introduction of non-compliant or unsafe components by automating approval processes and policy enforcement. SCA tools can provide immediate alerts and even block developers from submitting the code altogether.
Ensures compatibility
With dozens of components often used on a single project, there’s always the chance that one or more pieces won’t work together. SCA tools can cross-reference every open source component found in a project to ensure compatibility with the underlying framework used by the software.
Manages your licenses and identifies obsolescence
SCA can prevent obsolescence in libraries by automatically checking for updates, tracking versions, and pinpointing any security issues.
Isolates any dependencies
Open source deployments often include a lot of unused features that cause dependency issues. SCA tools help to identify unused code and remove it, further reducing the risk of running into dependency problems.
Accelerates your product development
SCA tools leverage automation across several processes, saving time & energy by eliminating many of the manual, time-consuming and error-prone tasks that developers would lean on to safely use open source components.
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