ActiveState, the leading provider of solutions for securing the software supply chain, today announced a new partnership with Aquion, a value-added APAC-based software distribution company head officed in Sydney, Australia. This collaboration brings ActiveState’s market-first Vulnerability Management as a Service to Australian organisations, empowering them to proactively secure their open source software supply chain.

As highlighted in ActiveState’s recent press release, the increasing reliance on open source software has created a complex and often vulnerable supply chain. ActiveState’s innovative platform addresses this challenge by providing a comprehensive Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform that identifies, prioritises, and remediates vulnerabilities in open source dependencies. This offering simplifies the process of achieving and maintaining open source security, freeing up development teams to focus on building applications.

“We are thrilled to partner with Aquion to bring our cutting-edge vulnerability management solution to the Australian market,” said Steve Ruggieri, Chief Revenue Officer, ActiveState. “Aquion’s deep understanding of the local landscape, their relationships with Australia’s largest resellers, APAC reach and their commitment to delivering best-in-class security solutions make them the ideal partner for us. Together, we can help Australian organisations confidently leverage the power of open source while mitigating the associated risks.”

Aquion, with its extensive experience in providing technology solutions to Australian and APAC based businesses, recognises the growing need for robust open source security. “Our partnership with ActiveState allows us to offer our resellers and their clients  a truly unique and powerful solution,” said Stephen Balicki, Aquion’s CEO. . “ActiveState’s Vulnerability Management as a Service fills a critical gap in the market, providing a proactive and streamlined approach to securing the open source supply chain. We are confident that this partnership will deliver significant value to our customers.”

This partnership will enable APAC organisations to:

• Proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities: ActiveState’s platform continuously monitors open source components for known vulnerabilities, providing actionable insights for remediation.
• Simplify open source security management: The managed service approach eliminates the complexity of managing open source security in-house, freeing up valuable resources.
• Ensure compliance with security regulations: ActiveState helps organisations meet regulatory requirements related to software supply chain security.
• Reduce the risk of security breaches: By proactively addressing vulnerabilities, organisations can significantly reduce the risk of costly security breaches.

About ActiveState:

ActiveState enables DevOps, InfoSec, and Development teams to improve their security posture while simultaneously increasing productivity and innovation to deliver secure applications faster.

We are the only ASPM solution in the market today that offers Intelligent Remediation, which identifies which vulnerabilities to prioritise, assesses the risk of updates causing breaking changes, prioritises what to fix first, securely builds open source packages from source, and facilitates the build and deploy process to get fixes into production quickly and easily.

All from the trusted partner that pioneered and continues to lead enterprise adoption and use of open source software