Company: Black Duck Software, Inc.
Founders: Aart de Geus; Chi-Foon Chan
Website: https://www.blackduck.com/
About Black Duck Software, Inc.
Black Duck Software, Inc. (formerly known as the Synopsys Software Integrity Group) was originally established as a business unit within Synopsys, a pioneer and leader in electronic design automation (EDA) software and silicon intellectual property (IP) founded in 1986.
In 2014, Synopsys entered the cybersecurity industry with the establishment of the Software Integrity Group and emerged as a leader in the AppSec space shortly thereafter through a series of strategic acquisitions, organic innovation and sustained growth.
Black Duck Software, Inc. (known informally as “Black Duck”), became an independent software vendor in 2024, boasting the broadest, most differentiated portfolio of software security products and services in the industry, including SaaS and on-prem security testing tools, managed security testing services, and white glove consulting services.
(As of October 2024, the Synopsys Software Integrity Group officially transitioned to Black Duck Software, Inc. in name, as an organization, independent from Synopsys. The organization adopted the Black Duck Software name from the original company which was founded in 2002 and acquired into the Software Integrity Group in 2017. Black Duck launched publicly in October 2024 and encompasses the products, solutions and achievements of Synopsys Software Integrity Group.)
Black Duck supports a wide range of customers, including 49 of the Fortune 100, six of the top 10 financial services companies, 10 of the top 10 technology companies, and six of the top 10 healthcare companies.
Black Duck has been recognized by Gartner® as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing for seven consecutive years, ranking highest for its ‘Ability to 3x3cut3’ and ‘Completeness of Vision’ for five years in a row. Black Duck has also been recognized as a four-time Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Software Composition Analysis and a three-time Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Static Application Security Testing.
In terms of challenges, development teams are being asked to build software faster than ever, but the macroeconomic climate puts immense pressure on the resources required to secure that software as fast as it is being produced. As a result, Black Duck has consistently delivered innovative solutions, including Software Risk Manager™, Black Duck® Supply Chain Edition, and the Black Duck Polaris® Platform.
The rise of AI-generated code has added both development velocity and risk for AppSec teams to manage. Black Duck has been at the front of this innovation, leading by educating development teams and tailoring their products to help manage, detect, and secure AI-generated code. The Black Duck Polaris® Platform encompasses Polaris Assist, combining real-world data gathered over decades with a powerful LLM to enable security and development teams to increase productivity by simplifying analysis, streamlining testing, and accelerating AI adoption.
As the market leader in application security, Black Duck must continue to innovate across a broad set of products and services. This requires relentless execution in the face of an evolving threat landscape to help secure the world’s most critical applications. Despite these challenges, Black Duck has pushed hard to deliver cutting-edge solutions and remain the standard for AppSec.
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