FAQ: Black Duck's AI-Powered Security Assistant Upgrades at Black Hat 2025

What is Black Duck Assist?

Black Duck Assist is an AI-powered application security assistant that provides automated security scanning for AI-generated code and AI-driven code fixes directly within developer environments.

Why are the upgrades to Black Duck Assist significant?

The upgrades are significant because they integrate real-time security scanning and AI-driven fixes directly into developers’ workflows, enhancing coding efficiency and security without the need to switch tools or involve security experts.

How does Black Duck Assist work?

Through the Code Sight IDE plugin, Black Duck Assist automatically scans code in real time as it is written or generated by AI, identifies vulnerabilities and potential IP violations, and provides AI-generated summaries and fix suggestions.

Who can benefit from Black Duck Assist?

Developers using traditional IDEs like Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio, as well as AI code editors such as Cursor and Windsurf, can benefit from Black Duck Assist by incorporating secure AI-generated code into their projects.

When will the upgraded Black Duck Assist be available?

Black Duck will showcase the upgraded Black Duck Assist in Code Sight at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas on August 6-7, 2025.

Where can I learn more about Black Duck Assist?

You can learn more by reading the blog post or watching the Black Duck Assist video.

What are the implications of using Black Duck Assist?

Using Black Duck Assist allows developers to build secure software faster and more efficiently by addressing security vulnerabilities and potential IP violations in real time, without disrupting their workflow.

How does Black Duck Assist support natural language queries?

Black Duck Assist now supports natural language queries in both the IDE and the Polaris platform, enabling users to easily access project statistics, testing results, trends, and answers to product configuration questions.

Who announced the upgrades to Black Duck Assist?

Dipto Chakravarty, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Black Duck, announced the upgrades, highlighting the company’s commitment to enhancing products with AI to support secure AI-augmented development.