Nexor Selects Ounce Labs to Enhance Secure Coding Capability

The adoption of the award-winning Ounce Labs’ Static Application Security Testing (SAST) suite provides an additional line of defence in Nexor's secure development process.

Nexor, the company that connects, transforms and protects sensitive information for defence, security and resilience programmes, has selected Ounce Labs’ Static Application Security Testing (SAST) suite to underpin its secure coding capability.

With the increased focus on information security, it is imperative that any organisation involved in writing applications takes the proactive step of assessing its source code for vulnerabilities. This is particularly significant for companies such as Nexor, whose core business is to support mission critical systems.

Nexor has invested heavily in ensuring its commercial off-the-shelf products and customised applications are securely coded. The adoption of the award-winning Ounce Labs’ tool provides an additional line of defence in the company’s secure development process.

Andrew Kays, Head of Development, comments: “The Ounce tool provides Nexor with an independent and objective review of our code, which contributes greatly to our development lifecycle delivering the security our customers demand. We have formed a strong partnership with Ounce due not only to their excellent product, but also due to the fact that their corporate outlook and philosophy closely matches our own.”

Gary Jackson, CEO, Ounce Labs, remarks: “Application security and secure coding practices are critical in today’s business climate. Our Partner Community is an important part of Ounce’s strategy providing customers with a solid foundation of services and tools to address security concerns. Nexor is an excellent example of a company committed to delivering leading solutions that are designed to protect sensitive assets. We are proud to be part of their solution.”

Nexor selected Ounce after studying the SAST market for the most technically superior, affordable tool. Ounce’s recent positioning by Gartner in the “leaders” quadrant of its inaugural Magic Quadrant for SAST reinforced Nexor’s view that Ounce is a sound choice.

Notes to editors

About Nexor:

Nexor is a leading provider of information assurance solutions to defence and government agencies. Founded in 1990, Nexor connects, transforms and protects sensitive information to ensure trusted access and secure interoperability. Nexor’s comprehensive portfolio of technology and services is readily tailored to provide a value for money contribution to information assurance programmes.

For further information, please contact: Andrew Kays.

About Ounce Labs, Inc.

Ounce Labs’ industry-leading Static Application Security Testing (SAST) suite brings enterprise-wide awareness of business critical vulnerabilities. With this ability to identify and prioritise issues, organisations have the information they need to address their greatest risks. Ounce’s patented source code analysis delivers the scalability and automation to help organizations such as EDS, IBM, Intel, and Lockheed Martin strengthen application security and protect confidential information. Ounce also helps organizations to verify regulatory and policy compliance, addressing PCI DSS, FISMA, HIPAA and others. For more information, visit www.ouncelabs.com.