Seeker

Seeker is an advanced interactive application security testing and runtime API security solution engineered to identify, verify, and track security vulnerabilities in web applications and microservices during active testing. Developed by Black Duck, it operates by monitoring running applications from the inside during functional, automated, or manual testing, detecting vulnerabilities in real time with near-zero false positives.

The solution deploys via lightweight runtime agents supporting Java, .NET, Node.js, Python, and PHP application runtimes across on-premises servers, cloud VMs, and containerized Kubernetes clusters. It integrates natively with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, automated test suites (Selenium, Postman, JMeter), bug tracking systems like Jira, and enterprise SIEM tools to automate vulnerability reporting. Key implementation use cases include continuous AppSec testing in QA and staging environments, identifying active data flow vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting, discovering shadow and undocumented APIs, and tracking sensitive personal data handling across backend microservices.

Using patented active verification technology, Seeker automatically executes targeted background requests against identified vulnerabilities to verify whether they are truly exploitable, virtually eliminating false-positive triage for security teams. Developers obtain clear, actionable defect reports featuring the exact source code line, execution call stack, and step-by-step remediation code guidance. The platform bridges the gap between development and security, slashes vulnerability triage overhead, and accelerates secure software releases across modern enterprise pipelines.