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Following these 5 tips when purchasing a SAST tool will save you headaches and regrets. A flashy demo or “industry-leading” badge doesn’t mean much if the tool doesn’t work for your code, your developers, or your workflow. This short video covers 5 things every AppSec or engineering team should consider before signing on the dotted line. Because choosing the wrong tool won’t just cost you budget, it’ll cost you trust.

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Not all AI models are made to generate. Some are built to understand. Here’s the key difference: Generative models take in text and produce new text (think ChatGPT). Embedding models take in text and translate it into numbers, vectors that capture meaning. Why does that matter? Because embedding models let you turn documents into searchable vectors. That means when someone asks a question, you don’t need to search the whole doc, you just find the most relevant chunks based on meaning. And that’s what makes things like RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) powerful and efficient.

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At what point should a company invest in a Security Operations Center (SOC)? Learn when businesses should start thinking seriously about building cybersecurity defenses—and why protecting revenue is just as critical as generating it. Many companies wait too long to prioritize cybersecurity. Discover why having a SOC isn't just for giant enterprises—and why protecting your revenue must be part of your business growth strategy from the start.