Case Study: Leading International Media Group achieves automated open-source security and faster R&D workflows with Mend

Top International Media Group Leverages WhiteSource API to Integrate Automated Open Source Management Tools Into R&D Processes

A leading global business news and media organization was using hundreds of open source components across many projects and languages but lacked an automated way to track them. Manual tracking consumed valuable R&D resources, slowed development, and left applications exposed to security and compliance risks as vulnerabilities, fixes and updates were difficult to manage at scale.

The company integrated WhiteSource’s automated open source management into its CI servers and build tools—deploying native plugins across 500+ projects and 4,000+ libraries, plus a GitHub scanner and FS agent—and went live in under two months. The solution runs multiple times a day to detect and block noncompliant components, sends real-time alerts with recommended fixes, and exposes data via a custom interface built on the WhiteSource REST API used by 100+ developers and security staff, streamlining approval workflows and reducing manual reviews.