Mastering Open Source Security
with Compliance and Quality at
the Core

blackduck

Legal & Compliance

Comprehensive solution for manging risk and vulnerability across the software supply chain

Black Duck helps organizations manage the security, compliance, and quality of their software. This enterprise platform scans codebases for open-source risks, vulnerabilities, and license issues before flagging them.

partner

Operational in

USA

75 %

Time reduction in preparing
risk reports.

66 %

Faster in vulnerability or
defect remediation.

$5M+ revenue

Consistent double-digit profitability

2+ years

Ongoing

The Challenge

Securing open source
at enterprise scale

Software companies today rely heavily on open-source components — often making up 70-90% of their codebase. With that dependence comes a growing risk surface: vulnerabilities, license violations, and supply chain threats that can go undetected until they cause real damage.

Black Duck needed a comprehensive platform that could scan codebases at enterprise scale, identify open-source risks in real time, and enforce compliance policies — all without slowing down development teams. The system had to integrate seamlessly into diverse DevOps toolchains including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, GitLab, and TeamCity.

The challenge was not just building the technology, but maintaining it across a multi-language codebase (Java, Python, Go, Node.js, TypeScript) with the quality assurance rigor that an application security product demands.

Our Approach

Embedded engineering
with shift-left quality

DSi's QA and enterprise engineering team embedded directly within Black Duck's product organization, working as an extension of their core development team rather than as an outsourced vendor.

We built and maintained comprehensive test automation using Cypress, Selenium, and REST Assured — ensuring that every code change across the multi-language codebase was validated before reaching production. Our team established CI/CD pipelines across six different platforms, enabling Black Duck's customers to integrate security scanning into any workflow they use.

The focus on shift-left testing and automated scanning meant issues were caught early in the development cycle, reducing the cost of defect remediation and accelerating the pace of feature delivery with confidence.

Tech Stack

Security and Compliance
for Open Source at Scale

Automating Code Visibility and Policy Enforcement to Deliver
Unwavering Confidence in Your Software Supply Chain.

interoperability

Docker

Cypress

Rest Assured

Selenium

business

Java

Python

NodeJs

TypeScript

DevOps and CI/CD

Jenkins

Github Action

Azure Devops

Bitbucket CI/CD

Gitlab template

Teamcity

presentation

React JS

Tailwind

the results

Key features demonstrating
proven performance in AppSec

An insightful review of platform success, highlighting measurable improvements in
vulnerability identification and compliance enforcement across the software sector.

DSi's embedded team delivered measurable impact across Black Duck's entire product lifecycle. Risk report preparation time dropped by 75%, enabling security teams to respond to threats faster. Vulnerability and defect remediation became 66% faster, reducing the window of exposure for Black Duck's enterprise customers.

The partnership has generated over $5M in revenue with consistent double-digit profitability — a testament to the efficiency and value of DSi's engineering contribution. What started as a focused engagement has grown into a 2+ year ongoing partnership with expanding scope across the platform.