Cyber Security

86% of security and tech roles agree that security is a shared responsibility

Deeply integrated security increases the sense of shared responsibility. Having a sense of shared responsibility across the organization contributes to an elevated security- first mindset among employees who will seek out to question and challenge solutions regarding the security impact of the products they build.

January in review: funding news, DevSecOps insights study, and much more

A monthly review of news from Snyk, and from the larger security space.

Is LocalStorage safe to use?

Local storage has caught the attention of developers as a lightweight solution for data storage that doesn’t involve databases or even the server. That’s neat, but is it always a good idea to use it? Here are a few thoughts from the folks at Snyk.

29% of highest security integration orgs endure friction when collaborating

31% don’t track application dependencies and 38% only track direct dependencies

As we look into the way engineers audit their code bases, we see a strong adoption of automated security tooling, according to the Snyk State of Open Source Security report 2019, with 65% of respondents confirming that observation. It is also important to point out that, even when automated security tools are employed, 79% of the respondents still use security code reviews.

48% see security a major constraint on the ability to deliver software quickly

With every data breach disclosed, organizations become more aware of the need to address security early on and throughout the SDLC to ensure customer privacy and assets, feature security, and delivery speed. To do it all well, DevSecOps must be driven by security, but powered by developers.

DevSecOps Insights 2020

The cost of a security breach

This post measures the cost of implementing security against the cost of a security breach.

Scaling security through DevSecOps & dev-first security

Digital transformation is not a buzzword - it’s a force. Practically all businesses, big and small, seek to make technology their core, and to accelerate their ability to adapt to the market. And yet, as entire enterprises seek to reshape themselves to meet these new challenges - security stays behind. If we’re going to base our approach on the new digital reality, we first need to understand it - what are the key changes that take place during Digital Transformation, and what is their impact on security? We’ll break it up into three main changes: Digital Business, Cloud and DevOps.

Snyk Closes $150M to Accelerate Developer-first Security

We are thrilled to announce that Snyk has closed $150 million in funding to accelerate our vision to bring a new approach to application security, enabling businesses to continuously build security into their application development process and culture.

Navigating your own career growth in a hyper-growth startup