Black Duck’s Polaris platform provides an integrated application security suite that combines software composition analysis, static and dynamic testing, and an AI‑driven code security assistant. It continuously scans source code, binaries, and dependencies to detect vulnerabilities, license compliance issues, and insecure coding patterns, prioritizing findings and offering remediation guidance within developers’ workflows. The unified dashboard supports policy enforcement, risk scoring, and seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines and existing security tools.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Modern software development increasingly relies on open‑source components and rapid, AI‑assisted coding, which expands the attack surface and makes it difficult for organizations to detect vulnerable libraries, insecure code, and supply‑chain threats in real time.
Solution
Black Duck’s Polaris platform delivers an integrated application security suite that combines software composition analysis, static and dynamic testing, and an AI‑driven code security assistant. The platform continuously scans source code, binaries, and dependencies to identify known vulnerabilities, license compliance issues, and insecure coding patterns. AI models prioritize findings and suggest remediation steps, enabling developers to address risks without slowing down their workflow. All results are aggregated into a unified dashboard that supports policy enforcement, risk scoring, and seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines and existing security tooling.
Target Audience
Primary customers are enterprise software development and security teams that need to secure large codebases, manage open‑source risk, and maintain compliance across fast‑paced, AI‑augmented development pipelines.
Features
- AI‑powered code security assistant that provides real‑time vulnerability detection and remediation guidance as developers write code
- Comprehensive software composition analysis (SCA) that inventories open‑source components, maps known CVEs, and evaluates license compliance
- Integrated static application security testing (SAST) and dynamic application security testing (DAST) for source code and running applications
- Centralized risk dashboard with policy management, risk scoring, and automated alerting for supply‑chain threats
- Native integrations with CI/CD tools, IDEs, and DevOps platforms to embed security checks into existing workflows
- Scalable cloud‑based architecture that supports large, distributed codebases and high‑velocity development cycles