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Shift-Left: Data's Best Defence

AI-powered code scanner designed to implement a proactive, 'shift-left' strategy for sensitive data protection and privacy compliance

Code Repositories Vulnerability Summary
AI-Detected PII Data in Log Messages
Generate Records of Processing Activities
Sensitive Data Flow Diagram

The Problem

Delayed Detection of PII Leaks

92% of all data compromised in 2023 involved customer and employee PII record types.

Remediation of PII data leaks can be very expensive, requiring code updates, access log reviews, and potentially customer notifications.

SAST scanners overlook vulnerabilities related to PII leaks, while DLP platforms react only after data is in production and fail to address how PII leaks can spread to other systems, such as when logs containing leaked PII are ingested by monitoring or SIEM platforms.

Reactive and Error-Prone Processes for Privacy Compliance

Product development outpaces privacy teams, leading to a constant need to update outdated data maps. Most privacy teams continue to rely on surveys and spreadsheets for data collection, increasing the risk of incorrect records of processing activities for GDPR compliance.

Tracking and managing data exchanges with third-party vendors to ensure adherence to data processing agreements is extremely challenging, increasing the risk of compliance violations for organizations.

The Solution

Implementing Data Security and Privacy Controls at the Code Level

HoundDog.ai for Proactive Sensitive Data Protection

  • Use HoundDog.ai’s AI-powered code scanner to continuously detect vulnerabilities (currently overlooked by SAST scanners) where sensitive data (e.g., PII, PIFI, and PHI) is exposed in plaintext through mediums such as logs, files, tokens, cookies, or third-party systems
    [CWE-201, CWE-209, CWE-312, CWE-313, CWE-315, CWE-532, CWE-539]
  • Get essential context and remediation strategies, such as omitting sensitive data, applying masking or obfuscation, or using UUIDs instead of PII

HoundDog.ai for Privacy Compliance Automation

  • Use HoundDog.ai's AI-powered code scanner to continuously track and visualize the flow of sensitive data (e.g., PII, PIFI, and PHI). Generate Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) with a few clicks and keep pace with PII changes at the speed of development.
  • Receive proactive alerts to avoid surprises caused by product changes introducing new PII without proper reviews or by third-party integrations that violate accepted data processing agreements. Catch these issues in development to avoid dealing with the more expensive repercussions when discovered later in production.

Return On Investment

ROI for Proactive Sensitive Data Protection

For Every1mLines of Code
Time Saved 4,000Hours
Productivity Gain2Full-Time Employees (FTEs)

ROI for Automated Privacy Compliance

For Every200Code Repositories
Time Saved3,200Hours
Productivity Gain1.5Full-Time Employees (FTEs)
Check out our ROI calculator for an estimation tailored to your organization's inputs.
Go to ROI

Enhance your AppSec Program by Incorporating Sensitive Data Protection and Adopt a Shift-Left Approach to Privacy Compliance

Unparalleled Coverage and Accuracy

Leverage the power of AI for unmatched coverage and exceedingly high accuracy, complementing the scanner's pre-defined sensitive data definitions encompassing PII, PIFI, and PHI.

Frictionlessly Fast

Scan more than 3 million lines of code in less than 3 minutes.

Plugs Seamlessly into Developer Workflows

HoundDog.ai runs anywhere you need it, from CLI to CI/CD. The platform integrates with most CI pipelines, surfaces findings in GitHub and GitLab’s security dashboards, and sends actionable notifications in Slack and Jira

Enterprise Ready

The platform is SOC-2 compliant, supports SSO, offers standardized audit logs for SIEM integration, and includes enterprise support.

Sensitive Data Protection at the Speed of Development

“For companies handling sensitive data, HoundDog.ai is a real must-have. The scanner is blazingly fast and integrates seamlessly with our GitLab workflow. More importantly, it provides the peace of mind we need by ensuring that sensitive data does not accidentally leak into logs, files, or third-party systems, even with high frequency updates to the codebases.”
Bryan Kaplan, CISO
Juvare

Backed by Incredible Investors

HoundDog.ai backed by Mozilla Ventures
HoundDog.ai backed by E14 Fund

Works with the Most Popular Frameworks and Technologies

HoundDog.ai supports your favorite languages and seamlessly integrates with your tools, pipelines, and workflows.

HoundDog.ai supports Java
HoundDog.ai supports C# (.NET)
HoundDog.ai support TypeScript
HoundDog.ai support JavaScript
HoundDog.ai supports Python
HoundDog.ai supports GraphQL
HoundDog.ai supports OpenAPI (Swagger)
HoundDog.ai supports GitHub Actions and GitHub Security Dashboard
HoundDog.ai supports GitLab CI/CD and GitLab Vulnerability Report
HoundDog.ai supports Azure Pipelines
HoundDog.ai supports CircleCI
HoundDog.ai supports Bitbucket
HoundDog.ai supports Jenkins

Stop PII Data Leaks at the Source and Automate Data Mapping for Compliance

Through its shift-left approach, HoundDog.ai helps organizations integrate data security and privacy controls from the start. Start for free or book a live demo to better understand the product’s capabilities and pricing.