Snyk

Snyk is a commercial security platform that helps find and fix vulnerabilities in containers, dependencies, and infrastructure as code. It provides continuous monitoring and automated fix suggestions.

What is Snyk?

Snyk offers:

Container scanning - Vulnerability detection in images
Dependency scanning - Find vulnerabilities in application dependencies
Infrastructure as Code - Scan Kubernetes manifests and Terraform
Continuous monitoring - Monitor for new vulnerabilities
Fix suggestions - Automated remediation recommendations

Installing Snyk

Using npm

npm install -g snyk

Using Homebrew

brew tap snyk/tap
brew install snyk

Using Docker

docker run -it snyk/snyk:docker

Authenticating

snyk auth

Scanning Container Images

Basic Scan

snyk container test nginx:latest

Scan with JSON Output

snyk container test nginx:latest --json

Monitor Images

snyk container monitor nginx:latest

CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

name: Security Scan
on: [push]
jobs:
  scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    - uses: snyk/actions/setup@master
    - name: Run Snyk
      uses: snyk/actions/docker@master
      env:
        SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
      with:
        image: nginx:latest
        args: --severity-threshold=high

Kubernetes Integration

Snyk Operator

kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/snyk-operator/latest/release.yaml

Best Practices

Use monitoring - Enable continuous monitoring
Set up alerts - Get notified of new vulnerabilities
Use fix suggestions - Leverage automated remediation
Integrate early - Scan in development, not just production