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Extuno vs code-vulnerability (SCA) tools
Code-vulnerability tools find known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in your dependencies and your own code. Extuno targets malicious and poisoned supply-chain software across extensions and packages. They solve different problems and work well together.
What does an SCA or code-vulnerability tool do?
Software composition analysis (SCA) tools scan your dependencies against a vulnerability database to flag known CVEs with fix advice, and many pair this with static application security testing (SAST) of your own source, plus container and infrastructure-as-code scanning. They integrate with IDEs, repositories, and CI, and usually offer a free tier. Their core strength is known vulnerabilities.
How does Extuno compare?
SCA tools and Extuno solve different problems. SCA excels at known vulnerabilities in your dependencies and at static analysis of your first-party code. Extuno targets malicious and supply-chain-compromised software: poisoned updates, malicious install behavior, leaked secrets, and the code an attacker added - across browser and IDE extensions and npm, PyPI, WordPress, Composer, and Maven packages - using static rules, a dynamic sandbox, and version diffing.
When should you choose Extuno?
Use an SCA tool to manage known vulnerabilities and to scan your own code. Add Extuno to catch malicious or poisoned third-party extensions and packages that a known-CVE scanner is not designed to find, with dynamic and version-diff evidence. The two are complementary, not mutually exclusive.