# Athena spotlight: Black Duck on the importance of flagging zero-days at scale

DevFeed: [Athena spotlight: Black Duck on the importance of flagging zero-days at scale](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/athena-spotlight-black-duck-on-the-importance-of-flagging-zero-days-at-scale-17451.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/athena-spotlight-black-duck-on-the-importance-of-flagging-zero-days-at-scale>)

Published: 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Frontier AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontier-ai.md>), [Frontier Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontier-model.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/anthropic.md>), [athena](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/athena.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [frontier-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontier-ai.md>), [frontier-ai-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontier-ai-models.md>), [frontier-model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontier-model.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [mythos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mythos.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [osv](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/osv.md>), [project-glasswing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project-glasswing.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/source.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how Black Duck and the Athena coalition address the growing volume of AI-discovered open source zero-day vulnerabilities. Athena members use frontier models to scan sandboxed applications, while Chainguard triages, validates, and remediates findings and shares artifacts and OSV data. Black Duck uses that feed to alert customers and provide mitigation and remediation guidance.

## Source excerpt

AI can find zero-days faster than teams can fix them. See how Black Duck and Athena work together to turn findings into actionable protection.