Lessons from Snyk: Make smarter decisions about your application’s security

Snyk has developed a successful GitHub Marketplace app that enhances vulnerability testing for open source dependencies and published the 2019 Open Source Security Report, highlighting the growing importance of integrating security into the development process. The report emphasizes that developers are increasingly taking ownership of their application stack, including security, with 81% of survey respondents believing developers should be responsible for their applications' security. Despite this, many developers are not consistently practicing security testing, with only 37% implementing automated security tests in their CI pipelines and 14% testing Docker images for vulnerabilities. The text advocates for integrating security early in the software development life cycle to foster a security-aware mindset, reduce the cost of late-discovered security bugs, and align security practices with modern software development's fast pace. Snyk's app provides an additional layer of security by offering actionable advice, remediation, and integration into existing developer workflows, enabling developers to address vulnerabilities efficiently and maintain secure development practices.