Case Study: SHI reduces manual security work with Socket

SHI saves hundreds of engineering hours with Socket

SHI, a global technology solutions provider, faced a significant challenge in its SHI Lab division. The small, specialized team was burdened by the time-consuming and error-prone manual processes required to vet software dependencies for security risks. As the team planned to scale, this exhaustive approach of reviewing source code for all dependencies and sub-dependencies became unsustainable. They needed a solution, like that offered by vendor Socket, to automate these critical security checks and free up valuable engineering resources.

Socket addressed this by implementing its security platform, which automates dependency analysis and vulnerability detection. The solution integrated seamlessly into SHI's workflow through its GitHub app, requiring only access to package manifests rather than full source code. This implementation saved the team hundreds of engineering hours, which Director Elliot Huffman estimated as a 400-500% return on investment. By using Socket, SHI significantly reduced manual work and human error, improving both dependency hygiene and developer productivity.

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