WhiteSource Top 7 Product Tips and Tricks

In this quick-hit webinar, our product experts walk you through the top 7 tips and tricks to boost your efficiency, enhance your security posture, and unlock hidden value.

In today’s fast-moving development environment, application security teams need every advantage they can get. Whether you’re scaling your use of Mend or just getting started, small adjustments can deliver big improvements. That’s why our product team put together this hands-on webinar showcasing seven essential tips and tricks that can help you get more out of the Mend platform—starting today.

You’ll learn how to maintain a stronger security posture, reduce manual work, speed up performance, and gain better visibility into open source risks. These aren’t just generic best practices—they’re practical, product-specific techniques based on real customer use cases and expert insights.

1. How to maintain a secure posture over time
Use the Mend Security Trend Dashboard to monitor key KPIs across your portfolio and track improvements over time.

2. How to upgrade to safer dependencies, faster
The Version and Trends tab gives you the data you need to select the least vulnerable version of a library—so you can upgrade with confidence.

3. How to cut configuration time with Unified Agent Detect Mode
Let Mend automatically create an environment-specific config file and reduce setup time with greater accuracy and speed.

4. How to improve performance by tuning alerts
By disabling unused alert categories, you can streamline Mend’s performance and get faster, more relevant results.

5. How to personalize your repository integration
Use custom Unified Agent configurations and open on-demand pull requests with your preferred repo integrations.

6. How to override license metadata
Add original license text to manually assigned or commercial licenses for more accurate compliance and governance.

7. How to stay ahead of malicious packages
Enable notifications to detect known malicious packages in your open source inventory before they cause harm.

Whether you’re managing risk across thousands of dependencies or tightening up governance processes, these expert tips will help you get more done, more securely—with less manual work.