1. From the authors of Maven,
Nexus, m2eclipse and other
leading technologies.
The Sorry State of
Application Security
Wayne Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Used by 80,000 organizations worldwide
9. Sonatype: Transforming Software Integrity
Started – Q3 2010
Insight Pre-Launch – Q4 2011
Insight Launch – RSA 2012
Already, more than 300 customers
10. From the authors of Maven,
Nexus, m2eclipse and other
leading technologies.
Thank You!
Used by 80,000 organizations worldwide
Editor's Notes
THAT AWARENESS IS VITAL, IN PART BECAUSE THE OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEM HAS NO NOTIFICATIONINFRASTRUCTURE. IMAGINE YOUR DESKTOP WITHOUT AUTO-UPDATE. IMAGINE DIGGING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF WEB SITES, SIFTING THROUGH RELEASE NOTES, SEARCHING FOR SECURITY BULLETINS, TRACKING DOWN CRITICAL FIXES.
AND THE ECOSYSTEM AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION IS VAST - MORE THAN 80% OF MODERN SOFTWARE IS OPEN SOURCE AND THE TYPICAL ORGANIZATION USES THOUSANDS OF THESE OFTEN COMPLEX COMPONENTS.
THE COMPOUNDING REALITY IS THAT WHEN ISSUES DO ARISE, THE EFFECTS ARE VIRAL, WHILE THE FIXES ARE NOT. FOR EXAMPLE,PATCHING SPRING 2.5.6 DID NOTHING TO FIX THE 1,447 COMPONENTS THAT ITCOMPROMISEDOR THE UNTOLD NUMBERS OF DOWNSTREAMAPPLICATIONS THAT USED THEM.
THE RESULT IS SITUATIONS LIKE THIS... 6,982 ORGANIZATIONS – INCLUDING GLOBAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY – ARE ACTIVELY USING A THREE YEAR OLD CRYPTO LIBRARY WITH A REMOTELY EXPLOITABLE, BAD AS IT GETS, SECURITY FLAW WITH PUBLISHED EXPLOIT CODE. <PAUSE TO LET THIS SINK IN>
SONATPYE IS FOCUSED OBSESSIVELY ON CREATING ORDER AMIDST THIS CHAOS, DEVELOPING AN EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY FOR BRIDGING CRITICAL AWARENESS GAPS. FIRST, BUILDING SOPHISTICATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MINING VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING KNOWABLE ABOUT A GIVEN SOFTWARE COMPONENT. AND, SECOND…
A PLATFORM FOR DELIVERING KNOWLEDGE DIRECTLY INTO THE TOOLS THAT DEVELOPERS AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS USE EVERY DAY. THAT PLATFORM, SONATYPE INSIGHT, ENABLES ORGANIZATIONS TO GOVERN DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE HEALTH OF THEIR REPOSITORIES, AND TO RETRIEVE REAL-TIME ALERTS WHEN CRITICAL APPLICATIONS ARE AFFECTED BY NEWLY DISCOVERED THREATS.
SO…TODAY, WE HAVE A VITAL, FRIGHTENINGLY COMPLEX ECOSYSTEM WITH VIRAL ISSUE PROPOGATION AND NO NOTIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE… TOMORROW, WILL BE A LOT LESS FRIGHTENING. THE LAUNCH OF INSIGHTIS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK. PRE-LAUNCH ACTIVITIES HAVE GENERATED MORE THAN 300 CUSTOMERS AND OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE EXPECT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS TO JOIN THEM. A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE, WE HOPE, IN THE STATE OF SOFTWARE INTEGRITY AND APPLICATION SECURITY.
