Security News > 2021 > August > Checkmarx acquires Dustico to help customers secure their software supply chains

Checkmarx announced that it has acquired Dustico, a SaaS-based solution that detects malicious attacks and backdoors in open source software supply chains.

"We're thrilled to welcome Dustico and its team to Checkmarx as the Israeli tech ecosystem continues to push the boundaries of cybersecurity innovation and talent," said Emmanuel Benzaquen, CEO, Checkmarx.

"Blending Dustico's differentiated approach to open source analysis with Checkmarx's best-of-breed security testing capabilities will bring disruptive value to our customers as they manage the challenges with securing software supply chains."

"Today's adversaries have zoned-in on software supply chains - many of which rely heavily on open source. As the threat of tampering in third-party packages increases, development teams must operate with the proactive assumption that all code may have been maliciously manipulated," said Maty Siman, CTO, Checkmarx.

"With Dustico, we're building on our mission to secure open source by enabling customers to perform vulnerability, behavioral, and reputational analysis from a single solution. This will give developers and security leaders the insights and confidence needed to choose safer code packages, and in turn, build more secure applications at speed."

"We founded Dustico to help organizations cope with the explosion in supply chain and dependency attacks and fortify their trust in open source software, and we're thrilled to join Checkmarx to further execute on this vision and bring our capabilities to a global set of customers."

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