Socket addresses a critical vulnerability in modern software development: the open source supply chain. Founded in 2021, the company has built a developer-first platform that proactively detects and blocks malicious packages in real-time. Its core technology performs deep package inspection, analyzing the actual behavior of dependencies to identify threats that traditional scanners miss. This approach detects over 100 zero-day attacks every week.
The platform operates at the intersection of software supply chain security, open source dependency analysis, and malware detection. Its work serves clients across high-stakes industries including technology, media, healthcare, and finance. Socket's focus is on preventing attacks rather than merely cataloguing known vulnerabilities, a distinction that defines its position in the security landscape.
