Black Duck Software, Inc. released a customer value study demonstrating how its solutions improve development efficiency, lower software risk, and reduce the cost of addressing vulnerabilities.
The customer value study, conducted by an independent research firm, surveyed over 100 customers from different regions and industries who rely on Black Duck’s broad portfolio of solutions to secure their applications, manage software supply chain risk, and safeguard their intellectual property. Black Duck customers across all major product categories contributed to the study, including:
- Static application security testing (SAST)
- Software composition analysis (SCA)
- Dynamic application security testing (DAST)
- Application security posture management (ASPM)
The results showed that by incorporating Black Duck’s automated testing tools into their workflows, customers were able to significantly streamline development processes, minimize manual tasks, and dramatically enhance their overall security posture.
“Our team saw a clear improvement in code quality with Black Duck,” said Michael Knight, VP of Technology at DataScan, a Black Duck customer. “It identified critical and high-severity issues, including ones our previous scanner missed, so we know we’re in a better place.”
Key customer benefits observed in the study include:
- A 42% reduction in time spent on manual code quality and security reviews
- A 66% decrease in average remediation time
- An additional 4.23 hours per week for developers to focus on writing new code
- A 40% increase in security coverage
- A 24% drop in overall security defects
- A 75% decrease in time spent preparing risk reports or performing security audits
- A 55% reduction in delayed releases due to security issues
“This study quantifies for our customers the clear and measurable benefits that they get by proactively addressing security and quality issues in their software” said Jason Schmitt, CEO of Black Duck. “By embedding Black Duck into the development process, they consistently see accelerated remediation cycles, fewer releases delayed due to security issues, and increased focus on delivering valuable new features and functionality.”
To learn more about the Black Duck Software, Inc. customer value study that was published, visit the website here.
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