Black Duck Software, Inc., a leading global provider of application security solutions, announced it has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the “Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing” for the eighth consecutive evaluation. In the report, Gartner evaluated 16 application security testing vendors based on their Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Black Duck placed highest in Ability to Execute for the sixth year in a row.
According to the authors of the report, “Artificial intelligence, modern application designs and increased software supply chain risks are expanding the AST market scope. Cybersecurity leaders can identify and manage risk within applications by integrating and automating AST throughout software life cycles.”
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Black Duck has introduced several new products and AI-powered features to automate and streamline vulnerability detection, triage, and remediation for developers and enable security teams to better assess and manage their companies’ risk posture.
“We’re honored that Gartner has named Black Duck a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing for the eighth time in a row,” said Jason Schmitt, CEO of Black Duck. “We believe this recognition reflects our team’s relentless commitment to innovation and securing mission-critical software for our customers. As generative AI reshapes how software is built, tested, and deployed, it also introduces new layers of complexity and risk. Black Duck is proud to be at the forefront of helping developers and security professionals navigate this transformation with intelligent, scalable security solutions that evolve as fast as the code they protect.”
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Since the last Magic Quadrant evaluation, Black Duck has introduced several new offerings and enhancements that have contributed to the company’s growth and leadership:
- Black Duck Assist: significant enhancements to its AI-powered application security assistant, adding automated security scanning for AI-generated code and AI-driven code fixes directly into the IDE to ensure seamless protection of application code.
- Black Duck Security GitHub App: a new integration for onboarding and continuously synchronizing GitHub repositories with Polaris, Black Duck SCA, and Coverity, enabling development and security teams to easily configure and automate source code scanning at scale in both SaaS and on premises environments.
- Polaris Platform enhancements: added customizable application risk scoring, advanced policy management capabilities, and the ability to aggregate and normalize security testing results from more than 50 third-party tools.
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Source: prnewswire
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