Application Programming Interface Specification for how the application communicates with other software. APIs typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.
Extensibility
Provides the ability to extend the platform to include additional features and functionalities
Risk Scoring
Provides risk scoring for suspicious activity, vulnerabilities, and other threats.
Secrets Management
Provides tools for managing authentication credentials such as keys and passwords.
Security Auditing
Analyzes data associated with security configurations and infrastructure to provide vulnerability insights and best practices.
Configuration Management
This feature was mentioned in 10 Mend.io reviews.
Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance.
Analysis (4)
Reporting and Analytics
Based on 11 Mend.io reviews.
Tools to visualize and analyze data.
Issue Tracking
This feature was mentioned in 11 Mend.io reviews.
Track issues as vulnerabilities are discovered. Documents activity throughout the resolution process.
Static Code Analysis
Based on 11 Mend.io reviews.
Examines application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Code Analysis
Based on 11 Mend.io reviews.
Scans application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Testing (5)
Command-Line Tools
As reported in 10 Mend.io reviews.
Allows users to access a terminal host system and input command sequences.
Test Automation
Runs pre-scripted security tests without requiring manual work.
Compliance Testing
This feature was mentioned in 10 Mend.io reviews.
Allows users to test applications for specific compliance requirements.
Detection Rate
The rate at which scans accurately detect all vulnerabilities associated with the target.
False Positives
The rate at which scans falsely indicate detection of a vulnerability when no vulnerabilitiy legitimately exists.
Monitoring (1)
Continuous Image Assurance
Provides image verification features to establish container approval requirements and continuously monitor for policy violations to identify containers with known vulnerabilities, malware, and other threats.
Protection (1)
Dynamic Image Scanning
Scans application and image source code for security flaws without executing it in a live environment
Performance (4)
Issue Tracking
Track issues as vulnerabilities are discovered. Documents activity throughout the resolution process.
Detection Rate
The rate at which scans accurately detect all vulnerabilities associated with the target.
False Positives
The rate at which scans falsely indicate detection of a vulnerability when no vulnerabilitiy legitimately exists.
Automated Scans
Runs pre-scripted vulnerability scans without requiring manual work.
Network (3)
Compliance Testing
Allows users to scan applications and networks for specific compliance requirements.
Perimeter Scanning
Analyzes network devices, servers and operating systems for vulnerabilities.
Configuration Monitoring
Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance.
Application (3)
Manual Application Testing
Allows users to perfrom hands-on live simulations and penetration tests.
Static Code Analysis
Scans application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Black Box Testing
Scans functional applications externally for vulnerabilities like SQL injection or XSS.
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis (3)
Language Support
45 reviewers of Mend.io have provided feedback on this feature.
Supports a useful and wide variety of programming languages.
Integration
This feature was mentioned in 47 Mend.io reviews.
Integrates seamlessly with the build environment and development tools like repositories, package managers, etc.
Transparency
44 reviewers of Mend.io have provided feedback on this feature.
Grants comprehensive user-friendly insight into all open source components.
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis (3)
Remediation Suggestions
This feature was mentioned in 45 Mend.io reviews.
Provides relevant and helpful suggestions for vulnerability remediation upon detection.
Continuous Monitoring
Based on 44 Mend.io reviews.
Monitors open source components proactively and continuously.
Thorough Detection
45 reviewers of Mend.io have provided feedback on this feature.
Comprehensively identifies all open source version updates, vulnerabilities, and compliance issues.
Security (4)
Tampering
Ability to detect any attempts to tamper with the software during the development or deployment stages
Malicious Code
Scans for malicious code
Verification
Verifies authenticity of third-party components
Security Risks
Tracks potential security risks
Tracking (3)
Bill of Materials
Offers a software bill of materials to keep track of components
Audit Trails
Tracks audit trails
Monitoring
Provides automated and continuous monitoring of various components
Identifies, tracks, and remediates vulnerabilities
Risk Assessment and Prioritization
Assesses and prioritizes risks based on application context
Compliance Management
Ensures compliance with industry standards and regulations
Policy Enforcement
Ensures mechanisms are in place for enforcing security policies across applications
Integration and efficiency - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (2)
Integration with Development Tools
Integrates with existing development and DevOps tools
Automation and Efficiency
Automates security tasks to improve efficiency
Reporting and Analytics - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (3)
Trend Analysis
Includes tools for analyzing trends in security incidents and vulnerabilities over time
Risk Scoring
Assigns scores to vulnerabilities based on their potential impact, helping prioritize remediation efforts
Customizable Dashboards
Provides customizable dashboards that present real-time data on vulnerabilities, risks, and compliance status
Functionality - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) (3)
Format Support
Supports relevant SBOM formats such as cycloneDX and SPDX.
Annotations
Provides robust, industry standard SBOM annotation functionality.
Attestation
Generates thorough evidence of compliance including component relationships, licenses, and more.
Management - Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) (3)
Monitoring
Automatically and continuously monitors components to alert users of noncompliant elements.
Dashboards
Presents a transparent and easy to use dashboard for performing SBOM management.
User Provisioning
Includes controls for role-based access permissions.
Agentic AI - Static Code Analysis (3)
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (1)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Agentic AI - Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Model Protection - AI Security Solutions (4)
Input Hardening
Provides specific capability to defend AI assets from adversarial attacks (including prompt injection, data poisoning, model inversion or extraction) without requiring retraining of the underlying model.
Input/Output Inspection
Enables automatic inspection of model inputs (prompts) and/or outputs (responses) to prevent unsafe, sensitive or manipulated content.
Integrity Monitoring
Monitors the integrity of model weights, dependencies or metadata (for example via SBOM/AIBOM) to detect tampering, drift or unauthorised modification.
Model Access Control
Verifies the ability to enforce who or what (users, agents, systems) may access a model or LLM asset.
Runtime Monitoring - AI Security Solutions (2)
AI Behavior Anomaly Detection
Detects unusual or harmful runtime behaviour of AI models, agents or workflows (such as unexpected output patterns, excessive permissions use, or unknown agents).
Audit Trail
Provides a persistent, searchable audit log of AI‑asset inputs, outputs and interactions (including who/what invoked the model, when, and with what data) for forensics and compliance.
Policy Enforcement and Compliance - AI Security Solutions (4)
Scalable Governance
Ensures that the AI‑security platform supports scaling of AI‑asset protection (models, agents, multi‑cloud deployments) and applies governance/compliance frameworks as AI usage grows.
Integrations
Enables integration of the AI‑security solution with traditional security stacks (SIEM, SOAR, cloud security, application security, identity/access management) to unify visibility and response.
Shadow AI
Offers visibility into unmanaged or unauthorized AI/agent use (“shadow AI”) across the organisation and enforces control over such usage (e.g., agent creation, LLM‑based services).
Policy‑as‑Code for AI Assets
Supports codified, machine‑enforceable security policies targeting AI models/agents (for example, blocking certain categories of prompts, enforcing least‑privilege for model use, enforcing “no external data” rules).
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