Under active development Content is continuously updated and improved

Snyk

by Snyk Ltd.

Developer-first security platform for vulnerability scanning across code, dependencies, containers, and IaC

Official Docs

Under Construction: This guidance is being actively developed and verified. Content may change.

Authoritative Sources

Key guidance documents from authoritative organizations. Click to view the original source.

NIST SSDF Executive Summary: "Few software development life cycle (SDLC) models explicitly address software security in detail, so secure software development practices usually need to be added to each SDLC model to ensure that the software being developed is well-secured." PW.4.1: "Acquire and maintain well-secured software components from commercial, open-source, and other third-party developers for use by the organization's software." PW.4.4: "Build into the toolchain automatic detection of known vulnerabilities in software components... Verify that each component still meets the organization's security requirements." PW.7.2: "Use a static analysis tool to automatically check code for vulnerabilities and compliance with secure coding standards." RV.1.1: "Gather information from software acquirers, users, and public sources on potential vulnerabilities." Snyk implements SCA, SAST, and container scanning aligned with these SSDF requirements.

Configuration Examples(1)

·

Open source SCA reference project. Snyk provides commercial implementation with broader vulnerability database and fix guidance.

Configuration Examples(1)

·

Official documentation for scanning configurations, CI/CD integrations, security policies, and remediation workflows.

Configuration Examples(5)

·

NIST SP 800-161r1 §1: "Deployed software is typically a COTS product, which includes smaller COTS or open source software components developed or sourced at multiple tiers. Updates to software deployed across enterprises often fail to update the smaller COTS components with known vulnerabilities." §3.2: "Enterprises should ensure that products, including software or logic-bearing products, are supplied with a software bill of materials (SBOM) that complies with appropriate agency-approved protocols." Snyk provides software composition analysis aligned with C-SCRM requirements.

Configuration Examples(2)

·

SOC 2 CC8.1: "The entity authorizes, designs, develops or acquires, configures, documents, tests, approves, and implements changes to infrastructure, data, software, and procedures to meet its objectives." Snyk integrates with development workflows to automatically detect vulnerabilities in code changes before they are deployed, supporting CC8.1 requirements for testing and approving changes. Source: AICPA Trust Services Criteria.

ISO 27001:2022 A.8.8: "Information about technical vulnerabilities of information systems in use shall be obtained in a timely fashion, the organisation's exposure to such vulnerabilities shall be evaluated, and appropriate measures taken to address the associated risk." Snyk provides continuous vulnerability scanning and remediation guidance aligned with ISO 27001 vulnerability management requirements. Source: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A.

ISO 27001:2022 A.8.25: "Rules for the secure development of software and systems shall be established and applied to developments within the organisation." Snyk integrates security testing directly into CI/CD pipelines, enabling organizations to implement secure development practices as required by ISO 27001 A.8.25. Source: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A.

Verification Commands

Commands and queries for testing and verifying security configurations.

Test project for vulnerabilities CLI
snyk test
Monitor project for new vulnerabilities CLI
snyk monitor
Scan container image CLI
snyk container test IMAGE_NAME:TAG
Test IaC files for misconfigurations CLI
snyk iac test
Scan code for security issues (SAST) CLI
snyk code test
Generate SBOM in CycloneDX format CLI
snyk sbom --format=cyclonedx1.4+json
Test with severity threshold CLI
snyk test --severity-threshold=high --fail-on=all
List all projects in org CLI
snyk projects list --org=YOUR_ORG
Test specific package CLI
snyk test --package-manager=npm lodash@4.17.21

Related Controls

Security controls from various frameworks that relate to Snyk.

Related Technologies