Snyk

Security platform for finding and fixing vulnerabilities.

When to Use

• Dependency vulnerability scanning
• Container image scanning
• Infrastructure as code security
• CI/CD security gates

Quick Start

# Install
npm install -g snyk

# Authenticate
snyk auth

# Test for vulnerabilities
snyk test

# Monitor project
snyk monitor

Core Concepts

CLI Commands

# Test dependencies
snyk test --all-projects

# Fix vulnerabilities
snyk fix

# Test container
snyk container test <image>

# Test IaC
snyk iac test terraform/

CI/CD Integration

# GitHub Actions
- name: Snyk Security Scan
  uses: snyk/actions/node@master
  env:
    SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
  with:
    args: --severity-threshold=high

Best Practices

Do: Run in CI/CD, set severity thresholds, monitor continuously Don’t: Ignore critical vulnerabilities, skip container scans

References

• Snyk Documentation