PR Newswire | Oct 30, 2020 08:01AM EDT

Native Application Security Solution

10/30 07:00 CDT

Snyk and Rapid7 Extend Strategic Partnership to Offer Comprehensive Cloud Native Application Security SolutionJoint Customers Will Benefit from Combined Power of Snyk's Developer-First AppSec Solutions and Rapid7's Industry-Leading Application Security Testing and Monitoring Solutions BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2020

BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud native application security companySnyk and Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leading provider of security analytics and automation, today announced plans to deepen theirexisting strategic partnership and provide a comprehensive end-to-end solution to cloud native application security, uncovering vulnerabilities both statically and dynamically.

Prior to today's announcement the Snyk and Rapid7 partnership included an integration that allows Rapid7's tCell, a Next-Gen Cloud WAF and RASP solution, to leverageSnyk Intel, embedding continuous security into the application development process. This next phase of the partnership will provide developers with the ability to secure the critical components of today's cloud native application development, underpinned by Snyk's developer-first Software Composition Analysis (Snyk Open Source Security Management) and Static Application Security Testing (Snyk Code) solutions together withRapid7's industry-leading Dynamic Application Security Testing (InsightAppSec).

This combined SCA, SAST, DAST, and RASP offering will allow joint customers to:

* Comprehensively uncover their security flaws, whether detectable in code or through runtime inspection. * More effectively enable developers to prioritize the remediation and mitigation of their most pressing high risk vulnerabilities.

"The kickoff of our partnership with Rapid7 coincided with an explosive growth in cloud migration and digital transformation, and we collectively recognize that cybersecurity is a crucial part of any successful software-driven transformation journey," said Guy Podjarny, Founder/President, Snyk. "At this pivotal time, we're committed to continuing to uncover new ways to work together to ensure that security teams are able to keep pace while embracing modern devops approaches."

"Applications are expanding the attack surface dramatically, heightening the need for a solution that can address security issues from code through production," said Cindy Stanton, senior vice president of vulnerability and risk management at Rapid7. "We look forward to working with Snyk to provide customers with comprehensive visibility into their application security risk and building a stronger bridge between security and development teams."

About SnykSnyk, the cloud native application security leader, has a vision to empower every software developer in the world to develop fast and stay secure. Only Snyk provides a platform to secure all of the critical components of today's cloud native application development including the code, open source libraries, container infrastructure and infrastructure as code. Snyk's developer-first approach enables technology-driven companies to scale security in today's fast-paced digitally transforming world. Snyk's security platform is powered by its industry-leading proprietary vulnerability database, maintained by the expert Snyk security research team, that also powers security solutions from strategic partners such as Datadog, Docker, IBM Cloud, Rapid7, Red Hat and Trend Micro. The company works with global customers of all sizes to empower developers to automatically integrate security throughout their existing workflows.

Named to the2020 Forbes Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, Snyk was also recently recognized by Comparably as the #3 small-to-medium business forHappiest Employees in 2020. For more information and to get started with Snyk for free today, visit https://snyk.io.

About Rapid7Rapid7 (Nasdaq: RPD) is advancing security with visibility, analytics, and automation delivered through our Insight cloud. Our solutions simplify the complex, allowing security teams to work more effectively with IT and development to reduce vulnerabilities, monitor for malicious behavior, investigate and shut down attacks, and automate routine tasks. Over 9,100 customers rely on Rapid7 technology, services, and research to improve security outcomes and securely advance their organization. For more information, visit ourwebsite, check out ourblog, or follow us onLinkedIn.

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