Bearer

Bearer is a developer-focused SAST (Static Application Security Testing) tool that helps developers find and fix code security and privacy problems in DevSecOps pipelines. By embedding itself in existing processes, Bearer offers a unified view of an organization's security posture, helping to speed up the identification and resolution of security issues.

Some of the key features of Bearer include:

• Deep Developer Workflow Integration: Bearer offers contextual information directly within CI/CD pipelines through integrations with GitHub, GitLab, and BitBucket.
• Sensitive Data Detection: Detects anti-patterns that can indicate security and privacy problems, and identifies PII, PHI, and other types of sensitive data.
• Fast and Accurate Scans: Performs extremely fast and accurate code scans to keep developers productive.
• No Access to Source Code: Protects security without ever seeing or storing user source code.
• Customizable Rules and Reporting: Allows for customization of rules and data classification to accommodate specific coding standards and business needs.
• Multi-Language Support: Supports seven languages, including Ruby, Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, GoLang, and .NET.

Bearer gives security teams and developers a clear view of security issues and the ability to prioritize and remediate them. It's particularly useful in early development phases, shrinking the attack surface of applications and speeding up remediation.

Bearer is designed to be modern and developer-centric, with a free and open SAST engine that lets developers evaluate and fix code security before it's deployed. Bearer also integrates with popular tools like Jira, Slack and OWASP DefectDojo to help teams communicate and collaborate.

Pricing details aren't publicly disclosed, but you can get the Bearer CLI for free, which includes a command line interface and built-in rules for most of the OWASP Top 10 Data Security Risks for Web Applications.

Bearer is good for companies that want to build security and privacy into their development process early, so they can deliver a more reliable and secure product without slowing down developers.

Published on June 14, 2024