Snyk has been named a 2018 Gartner Cool Vendor in Application and Data Security, recognizing its innovative approach to addressing open source security concerns. The company believes this recognition validates its focus on developer-first security solutions with remediation automation capabilities. Snyk's solution helps organizations integrate security seamlessly into their DevSecOps processes, empowering developers to own security through automation of fix actions and patching vulnerable components. By automating upgrades and creating precise patches for impactful vulnerabilities, Snyk aims to make application open source dependencies enterprise-grade, similar to RedHat's approach for system dependencies.