Snyk Expands API Security Testing With Acquisition Of Probely

The developer security vendor is adding ‘modern’ DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) with its 11th acquisition, according to Snyk Chief Innovation Officer Manoj Nair.

Snyk on Tuesday announced its acquisition of a vendor that focuses on providing security testing for APIs as well as web application security.

The integration of technology developed by the firm, Probely, will enhance Snyk’s developer security software offering and enable greater support for AI-related development, Snyk Chief Innovation Officer Manoj Nair told CRN.

“API testing is going to be super important for secure adoption of AI-native application development and actually building AI apps,” Nair said.

Founded in 2016, Probely offers what Nair described as a “modern” approach to DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing), something which Snyk’s platform has not offered previously.

“They’re not trying to test after the fact. They’re doing the testing as part of the [software development process],” he said.

To add DAST capabilities, Snyk was looking for a vendor that provided a developer-focused approach, which is rare and which Probely has been one of the few to offer, Nair said.

The acquisition is the 11th for Snyk since its founding in 2015. It follows the vendor’s acquisition in January of Helios, which specialized in capturing security-relevant data from live applications.

Financial terms of the acquisition of Probely were not disclosed.

Snyk has been valued at $7.4 billion by its investors and has been eyeing an initial public offering, CEO Peter McKay told CRN previously.