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Sonatype Launches DepShield App to Democratize Open Source Governance

DepShield empowers GitHub’s 28 million developers to automatically identify open source security vulnerabilities within their GitHub repositories, for free

Fulton, MD – August 14, 2018 -- Sonatype, the leader in automated open source governance, today announced Sonatype DepShield, a new GitHub application that enables developers to experience basic open source governance, free of charge. Powered by Sonatype’s OSS Index, DepShield integrates directly into GitHub repositories and allows developers to easily identify and avoid using open source components with known vulnerabilities.

Sonatype’s Latest Nexus Intelligence Shines a Light on Hidden JavaScript Vulnerabilities and Empowers Developers With Actionable Insights

Solution Identifies Previously Unknown JavaScript Vulnerabilities Across Multiple Ecosystems, and Further Protects Nexus Customers

Fulton, MD – August 29, 2018 -- Today, Sonatype, the leader in automated open source governance, announced that it has deployed an updated version of Nexus Intelligence with enhanced JavaScript intelligence capabilities. Using patented Advanced Binary Fingerprinting (ABF) technology to identify JavaScript vulnerabilities lurking inside of multiple open source ecosystems, Nexus is the world’s first open source governance solution capable of uncovering malicious pieces of JavaScript code, which no other technology can identify.