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Case Study: Uphold reaches 100% AppSec coverage in 1.5 days across ~1,000 repositories with Cycode

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Key facts · TL;DR
Company
Uphold
Industry
Financial Services
Challenge
AppSec data was fragmented, with no single platform unifying developer workflows and executive reporting.
Headline result
Uphold achieved 100% SAST, SCA, Secrets, and CI/CD coverage in 1.5 days across nearly 1,000 repositories, completing full production rollout in under two days and evaluation-to-production in under one month.

Key results

100%
SAST, SCA, Secrets, and CI/CD coverage
achieved in 1.5 days
1.5 days
To full coverage across ~1,000 repositories
full production rollout in under two days
<1 month
From evaluation to full production
Zero
Exposed secrets post-onboarding
with complete supply chain visibility

The challenge

As its engineering organization scaled, Uphold, a digital finance platform, set out to centralize and modernize application security operations. Its AppSec team had data but it was fragmented, and the team needed automation, software supply chain visibility, and a single platform to unify everything from developer workflows to executive reporting.

The solution

Uphold deployed Cycode as a unified ASPM platform covering SAST, SCA, secrets detection, and CI/CD security, with automated repository ownership and team mapping. The rollout established KPIs, training metrics, and maturity reporting to drive executive alignment and continued investment.

Cycode fundamentally aligns with our AppSec strategy. It allows us to focus less on building and maintaining internal tooling and more on managing risk, governance, and developer empowerment. We now have automated supply chain visibility, searchable insights, and metrics to measure progress across teams.

DS
Diogo Salvador
Senior Application Security Engineer, Uphold

The results, in context

Uphold reached 100% SAST, SCA, Secrets, and CI/CD security coverage across its repositories in 1.5 days, with full production rollout completed in under two days and immediate visibility into nearly 1,000 repositories. From evaluation to full production, the rollout took under one month, and Uphold reported zero exposed secrets post-onboarding with complete supply chain visibility.

Products used

Cycode Cycode ASPM Platform