Devs can now improve code security in JetBrains integrated development environments (IDEs) and code quality tool Qodana with Mend.io.
According to Irina Mariasova, writing for JetBrains, JetBrains has partnered with Mend.io to improve tooling for the development of secure applications. The brand is “a trusted name in application security”, she wrote.
Mend.io customers include the likes of Google and Comcast. They use its application security platform to develop AppSec programs with maturity.
As a consequence, organisations can shift from “reactive vulnerability management to proactive risk mitigation”, Mariasova explained.
JetBrains’ Package Checker plugin remains a reliable tool for identifying vulnerabilities in third-party dependencies and suggesting safe updates, she added.
“But by switching to Mend.io as our software composition analysis (SCA) provider, we’re ensuring these capabilities remain effective and up to date.”
In addition, users could now better identify and remove malicious packages designed to harm systems with Malicious Dependency inspection.
Also, the popular Vulnerable Path functionality for pinpointing vulnerability sources is coming back with 2025.1 JetBrains IDEs. Mariasova said this helps devs manage code dependencies.
Overall, the latest updates delivered incremental improvements to the security features in JetBrains IDEs and Qodana.
“We’re committed to enhancing these capabilities further and providing you with the tools needed to build secure applications,” Mariasova concluded.
More on code security from Mend.io
Mend.io unveiled the Mend AppSec platform in September 2024. Rami Sass, CEO and co-founder of Mend.io, said combining application security testing tools in a single platform could deliver greater visibility.
“The platform removes barriers that prevent companies from covering the full range of risk,” he said.
This included across critical software supply chain components: custom code, open source software, containers, and AI models, Sass added.
Dimension Market Research anticipates the global application security market as expanding to $47.3 billion (£37bn) by 2033. Their conclusion was based on a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4%.
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