Vulert provides a platform for continuous monitoring of open-source dependencies by analyzing manifest files to identify vulnerabilities and ensure license compliance without requiring codebase access. This service addresses the risk of security breaches from outdated or vulnerable open-source components, offering real-time alerts and actionable fixes to enhance software security.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Software developers and organizations face challenges in maintaining the security of their applications due to vulnerabilities in open-source dependencies. Identifying these vulnerabilities and ensuring license compliance can be time-consuming and complex, often requiring deep code analysis. Traditional methods may also necessitate granting access to the codebase, raising privacy and security concerns.
Solution
Vulert offers a software composition analysis (SCA) platform that continuously monitors open-source dependencies for vulnerabilities and license compliance issues without requiring access to the codebase. By analyzing manifest files or Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), Vulert provides real-time alerts and actionable insights, enabling developers to proactively address potential security risks. The platform integrates with SIEM and CI/CD tools, streamlining vulnerability management from development to deployment. Vulert's enriched vulnerability database combines public CVE data with contextual information, license implications, and exploit likelihood for informed decision-making.
Target Audience
Vulert targets software developers, security analysts, and IT managers in organizations of all sizes who need to manage open-source risks and ensure software supply chain security.
Features
- Continuous monitoring of open-source dependencies by analyzing manifest files (e.g., package-lock.json) or SBOMs
- Real-time alerts for newly discovered vulnerabilities and license compliance issues
- Zero-trust architecture: no codebase access or installation required
- Integration with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, LogRhythm, ArcSight) for centralized security analytics
- CI/CD integration for embedded security throughout the development lifecycle
- Enriched vulnerability database combining CVE data with contextual insights and exploit likelihood
- Support for major programming languages, including Java, Python, JavaScript, PHP, and Go
- Team and application dashboards for streamlined vulnerability tracking and management
- Jira integration for automated issue creation upon vulnerability detection