The Good Tech Companies - CredShields Joins Forces With Checkmarx to Bring Smart Contract Security to Enterprise AppSec

Episode Date: November 19, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/credshields-joins-forces-with-checkmarx-to-bring-smart-contract-security-to-enterprise-appsec. Nearly half of the largest DeFi breaches trace back to smart contract flaws. Research indicates that up to 89% of smart contracts contain vulnerabilities. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #cybersecurity, #credshields, #cybernewswire, #press-release, #blockchain-development, #smart-contract-security, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @cybernewswire. Learn more about this writer by checking @cybernewswire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Checkmarx and CredShields aim to redefine enterprise application security for the decentralized era. Nearly half of the largest DeFi breaches trace back to smart contract flaws. Research indicates that up to 89% of smart contracts contain vulnerabilities.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. CRED Shields joins forces with checkmarks to bring smart contract security to enterprise APSEC by Cyber Newswire. Singapore, Singapore, November 19th, 2025, Cyber Newswire. The collaboration advances enterprise-grade application security into decentralized ecosystems, uniting checkmarks' Apsac expertise with Web 3 specialization by CRED Shields. CRED Shields, a leading Web 3 security firm, has partnered with Checkmarks, the global leader in agentic AI-powered application security testing, to work with AI-driven smart contract audits, vulnerability research, and blockchain security tooling from CRED shields to work alongside the Checkmarks application security platform. As the application security market accelerates toward an expected US $55 billion billion B-229,

decentralized architectures introduce new attack surfaces that traditional APSEC programs are not designed to address. Nearly half of the largest defy breaches trace back to smart contract flaws, and in 2025 to date, losses from cryptocurrency service hacks already surpass US $2.1 billion and are projected to climb further. Research further indicates that up to 89% of smart contracts contain vulnerabilities, highlighting the need for Web 3 native security standards alongside legacy security frameworks. Through this agreement, Checkmarks is adding CRED Shields as a Web 3 security partner to provide customers with dedicated support for decentralized environments. The collaboration combines Checkmarks' enterprise app SEC leadership with deep expertise in

smart contract auditing, vulnerability assessment, and blockchain security research from CRED Shields, enabling organizations to extend their existing DevSecOps programs into Web 3 with minimal friction. Greater than... This partnership represents a natural evolution in the APSEC landscape, greater than said Shashank, greater than co-founder of CRED Shields. Together with checkmarks, we're delivering a greater than seamless layer of security that protects enterprise systems, decentralized greater than applications, and smart contracts with the same rigor and intelligence. The partnership will focus on, comprehensive security coverage for decentralized applications, smart contracts, and wallets.

AI-assisted vulnerability detection and manual audits powered by CredShield's proprietary systems. Joint contributions to global security frameworks, including OWASP Smart Contract Security Standards and Smart Contract Top 10. Enterprise enablement to integrate Web 3 security into existing DevSecOps pipelines. greater than, as enterprises extend their digital footprint into Web 3, new attack surfaces greater than emerge, said Scott Seeper, Director of Product Management at Checkmarks. Greater than, partnering with Cred Shields enables us to bring our deep AppSec expertise to greater than blockchain environments and help organizations innovate with confidence while

greater than maintaining the same rigorous security standards they expect from checkmarks. Checkmarks and Cred Shields aim to redefine enterprise application security fourth decentralized era, ensuring that innovation and security evolve in parallel as organizations adopt blockchain at scale. For more information about securing code at the speed of AI and the checkmarks one platform, users can visit the website. About CRED Shields is a Web 3 security firm specializing in manual smart contract audits, AI-powered vulnerability detection, and security automation across blockchain ecosystems. A contributor to the OWASP Smart Contract top 10,

CRED Shields protects leading protocols and enterprises through full-spectrum decentralized security solutions. Users can watch the demo. HTTPS colon slash-lnk.c.cchields.com slash checkmarks-democontact Credshields marketing at Credshields.com. This story was published as a press release by Cyber Newswire under Hackernoon business blogging program. Do your own research before making any financial decision.

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