Snyk bags another $200M at $2.6B valuation 9 months after last raise

When we last reported on Snyk in January, eons ago in COVID time, the company announced $150 million investment on a valuation of over $1 billion. Today, barely nine months later, it announced another $200 million and its valuation has expanded to $2.6 billion. The company is obviously drawing some serious investor attention and even […] Continue reading Snyk bags another $200M at $2.6B valuation 9 months after last raise

Malicious iOS SDK breaches user privacy for millions

Researchers discovered a malicious functionality within the iOS MintegralAdSDK (aka SourMint), distributed by Chinese company Mintegral. Functional flow of a user ad-click being hijacked by the Mintegral SDK Major privacy concerns According to Snyk, So… Continue reading Malicious iOS SDK breaches user privacy for millions

Snyk boosts prioritization capabilities to help development teams identify and fix critical vulns

Snyk has announced the significant enhancements to its prioritization capabilities, helping security and development teams automatically identify and fix the most critical vulnerabilities. By giving developers the immediate priority scoring, deep appli… Continue reading Snyk boosts prioritization capabilities to help development teams identify and fix critical vulns

New vulnerabilities in open source packages down 20% compared to last year

New vulnerabilities in open source packages were down 20% compared to last year suggesting security of open source packages and containers are heading in a positive direction, according to Snyk. Well known vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting,… Continue reading New vulnerabilities in open source packages down 20% compared to last year

Snyk and Red Hat collaborate to enhance the security of Kubernetes and container deployments

Snyk, the leader in developer-first open source security, and Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, announced a new collaboration to strengthen developer-led security for Red Hat customers with new Snyk integrations for … Continue reading Snyk and Red Hat collaborate to enhance the security of Kubernetes and container deployments

Top 5 Open Source Serverless Security Tools

Here are some useful open source serverless security tools to help you secure your apps The growing popularity of serverless architecture has led to its massive adoption. My organization has jumped on the serverless bandwagon and it lives up to expect… Continue reading Top 5 Open Source Serverless Security Tools

Snyk snags $150M investment as its valuation surpasses $1B

Snyk, the company that wants to help developers secure their code as part of the development process, announced a $150 million investment today. The company indicated the investment brings its valuation to over $1 billion (although it did not share the exact figure). Today’s round was led by Stripes, a New York City investment firm […] Continue reading Snyk snags $150M investment as its valuation surpasses $1B

Denim Group and Snyk help developers manage vulnerabilities within their open source dependencies

Denim Group, the leading independent application security firm, announced an integration with Snyk, the leader in developer-first open source security. This integration allows customers to find and fix open source code vulnerabilities within the Thread… Continue reading Denim Group and Snyk help developers manage vulnerabilities within their open source dependencies

Trend Micro and Snyk provide open source vulnerability intelligence for DevOps

Trend Micro, the global leader in cloud security, announced a strategic partnership with Snyk, the leader in developer-first open source security. The partnership will focus on solving the unrelenting challenge that open source vulnerabilities create f… Continue reading Trend Micro and Snyk provide open source vulnerability intelligence for DevOps

Snyk grabs $70M more to detect security vulnerabilities in open source code and containers

A growing number of IT breaches has led to security becoming a critical and central aspect of how computing systems are run and maintained. Today, a startup that focuses on one specific area — developing security tools aimed at developers and the work they do — has closed a major funding round that underscores the […] Continue reading Snyk grabs $70M more to detect security vulnerabilities in open source code and containers