November 7, 2024 at 08:38AM
Symbiotic Security has launched a software-as-a-service platform that integrates security tools into developers’ environments, enabling real-time vulnerability detection and remediation. By providing contextual feedback and training, it aims to address the challenges of shift-left security and improve secure coding practices. The company raised $3 million in seed funding.
### Meeting Takeaways
1. **Shift-Left Security**: Emphasizes the importance of integrating security earlier in the software development lifecycle. However, challenges persist, particularly due to a lack of integrated security tools, as highlighted by a Ponemon survey where 51% of practitioners cited this as a top obstacle.
2. **Introduction of Symbiotic Security**: A new software-as-a-service platform launched, focusing on integrating vulnerability detection and remediation directly into developers’ integrated development environments (IDEs).
3. **Developer Empowerment**: The platform equips developers with security tools relevant to their workflow, enabling them to take on some security responsibilities effectively.
4. **Real-Time Support**: Symbiotic Security provides real-time feedback on security mistakes and offers contextual remediation advice, likened to having a personal security coach while coding.
5. **Continuous Code Scanning**: The plugin scans code continually—both in-progress and pre-written—helping to identify potential security threats immediately.
6. **Training Components**: Includes just-in-time training materials, such as Capture-the-Flag (CTF) content, allowing developers to engage in learning through interactive problem-solving.
7. **Comparison with Other Tools**: Unlike conventional security tools that review code post-commit or during integration, Symbiotic’s real-time feedback provides immediate insights that are more beneficial for developers.
8. **Funding and Adoption**: Symbiotic Security has secured $3 million in seed funding from notable investors and currently has its product deployed at eight different companies.