VK: Dev Platform

2024

Integration with Positive Technologies and Swordfish Security

VK Tech integrated Dev Platform with secure development tools Positive Technologies and GC. Swordfish Security VK Tech announced this on June 26, 2024.

Dev Platform allows you to develop software without wasting time configuring and integrating tools for DevSecOps. With integrated solutions from Positive Technologies, developers can find and fix vulnerabilities in the early stages of code writing, and not in the process of testing or rolling out the product to users. This reduces the time to debug processes and makes it possible to bring the project to market faster.

The platform is compatible with the PT BlackBox and PT Application Inspector vulnerability scanning tools, as well as the PT Container Security product, which detects and prevents attacks on company systems running in containers.

In addition, the platform is integrated with solutions of Swordfish Security - AppSec.Hub, ASPM (Application Security Posture Management) and AppSec.Track, OSA (Open Source Analysis) and SCA (Software Composition Analysis) classes. AppSec.Hub is a tool for orchestrating vulnerability scanners, filtering false positives based on AI technologies and displaying quality metrics for building a secure development process.

The AppSec.Track tool allows you to prevent unsafe external components from entering the development loop at the very initial stage and checks for information security problems in them at the software build stage.

{{quote "When the number of cyber attacks is constantly growing, resistance to attacks by attackers becomes a mandatory criterion for the quality of any IT solution along with its functionality and usability. Therefore, development companies focused on creating reliable and efficient software are increasingly introducing secure development principles and tools into the application creation cycle. Integration of Positive Technologies products with Dev Platform into VK Cloud is a response to the growing market interest in security-aware software development, "said Ivan Solomatin, Head of Application Protection Business Development at Positive Technologies. }}

Taking into account the many years of experience of interaction between Swordfish Security Group of Companies and clients in the construction and implementation of secure development processes, we see how much we are in demand for comprehensive software creation solutions. We are pleased that products such as Dev Platform in VK Cloud are on the market, where the necessary tools are available, including for secure development. By integrating with Swordfish Security and PT - users get quick access to DevSecOps best practices, "said Yury Sergeyev, General Partner of Swordfish Security Group.

The higher the level of digitalization of the company, the more complex the architecture and processes of product development and the higher the risks in the field of information security. On average, an application can have about 15 vulnerabilities, and every seventh of them is of a high level. That is why secure development tools have become an integral part of the product creation process. With the help of Dev Platform and partner tools, developers can find vulnerabilities not only in internal, but also in external elements in real time and spend less resources on fixing them, "commented Dmitry Lazarenko, Product Director of VK Cloud, leader of the SaaS business segment VK Tech.

Dev Platfor launch

VK (formerly Mail.ru Group) launches Dev Platform, a software development platform solution. The company announced this on June 19, 2024. Built-in tools allow you to control the entire process of creating a product: from idea and design to writing and verifying code, testing and running on users. With its help, teams can increase the speed of bringing projects to market and ensure that there are no vulnerabilities in the developed IT solutions.

The introduction of development platforms is gaining popularity in the creation and development of software. This approach is especially relevant in large companies, where there can be hundreds of teams working with different processes and technologies. As solutions scale, it becomes harder and more expensive for businesses to support product development: parts of IT systems and teams become increasingly dependent on each other, and tools and computing resources become more complex to manage. Development platforms help streamline IT solutions, launch products faster, and reduce costs, including adapting new employees and sharing knowledge and experience. On average, building development platforms within the company takes about three years, Dev Platform allows you to reduce this period to several months, "said Dmitry Lazarenko, Product Director of VK Cloud and Business Segment Director of SaaS, VK Tech.

Dev Platform is built on the basis of VK Cloud infrastructure and services, as well as products from Russian developers. The solution unites the whole range of tools: infrastructure, platform services and functional software. To ensure product reliability, Dev Platform provides secure development tools - DevSecOps.

The tools are set up and integrated with each other, so they can be quickly deployed for the company's tasks and begin development. With this, teams can immediately focus on product development and development without wasting time waiting for access, allocating the necessary resources, or synchronizing processes.

The business can deploy Dev Platform on its IT infrastructure, including as part of Private Cloud, or in the VK Cloud public cloud.