Black Duck Polaris Platform

Polaris is a cloud‑native, developer‑first application security platform that unifies SAST, SCA, and DAST with IaC analysis and secrets detection in a single SaaS solution. It embeds security into day‑to‑day dev workflows, automatically discovers projects across GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Bitbucket, and keeps them in sync. Teams can run rapid scans on pull requests and full scans on merges, surface results as PR comments and in IDEs/SCMs, and automatically push issues to trackers. Policy‑driven gates enforce standards by blocking builds/PRs when rules are violated. A unified risk score, dashboards, and reports give one view of risk and program performance. Polaris also helps secure the software supply chain with SBOM creation and leverages Black Duck Assist for AI‑guided remediation in the IDE.

Who benefits (target users)

· Developers and tech leads who want fast, accurate feedback in PRs and IDEs without leaving their workflow.

· DevOps/platform engineers who need scalable, event‑driven scanning and hands‑off onboarding of many repos/branches.

· Application security teams (AppSec/PSIRT) that require centralized policy control, automated gates, consolidated findings, and unified risk scoring across SAST/SCA/DAST.

· Security and compliance leaders who need real‑time visibility, executive‑level KPIs, and evidence for governance and reporting.

· Large, distributed enterprises (including regulated industries) managing hundreds or thousands of repos that want consistent coverage and minimal administrative overhead.

Customer needs and pains addressed

· Scale and coverage across many SCMs: Native, unified integrations discover and onboard repos automatically, continuously track structural changes, and trigger scans on key dev events (PRs, merges), eliminating manual setup and coverage gaps.

· Speed vs. accuracy trade‑offs: Rapid PR scans keep developers moving; deeper scans on merges deliver comprehensive analysis—without switching tools—so teams don’t sacrifice velocity for thoroughness.

· Noise and false positives: Consolidated findings with intelligent, unified risk scoring focus teams on the small set of issues that drive the majority of risk, reducing alert fatigue and boosting fix rates.

· Fragmented toolchains and governance: One policy engine manages SAST, SCA, and DAST, turning policy into action (block builds/PRs, create tickets, send alerts) and proving adherence through reporting.

· Developer friction and rework: IDE and PR‑native results plus AI‑guided remediation (Black Duck Assist) provide immediate, contextual fixes before code is committed.

· Supply chain and compliance pressure: Accurate SCA with SBOM generation and governance controls helps satisfy regulatory requirements and demonstrate program effectiveness with unified dashboards and KPIs.

In short, Polaris offers an integrated, automated AppSec platform built for the speed and scale of modern (and AI‑accelerated) development, giving developers fast, actionable feedback while giving security leaders centralized control and measurable risk reduction.