Application Security
In-depth guides and analysis on application security from the Safeguard engineering team.
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Web Application Security Risks & Best Practices
Web app flaws like MOVEit and Log4Shell keep causing breaches. Here's what's actually exploitable in 2026, and how to fix it before attackers do.
ASPM best practices for enhancing security posture
ASPM best practices for correlating findings, prioritizing by reachability, and automating remediation — with a concrete look at how Prisma Cloud's approach compares.
Mobile Application Security: Risks & Tools
BLASTPASS, XcodeGhost, and a 2024 OWASP supply-chain category show mobile app security is its own attack surface — here's what to fix first, and with what tools.
ASPM in action: real-world use cases
ASPM use cases from alert fatigue to the XZ Utils backdoor and PCI DSS 4.0 deadlines — what Prisma Cloud's cloud-native approach misses and how code-first ASPM closes the gap.
Top 10 Application Security Acronyms (Glossary)
SAST, DAST, SBOM, CVSS, CWE, SSDF — 10 AppSec acronyms defined with real CVEs, dates, and standards so you use them correctly, not interchangeably.
Overcoming AppSec chaos: modes of ASPM adoption
ASPM adoption isn't one path. We break down point-tool, platform-consolidation (Prisma Cloud), and workflow-first modes — and why most stall after the pilot.
What is an Application Vulnerability
A flaw in code, config, or a dependency that attackers can exploit. Learn the types, scoring, and how vulnerabilities differ from risk and threats.
What is Attack Surface Management
Attack surface management explained: what it covers, how it differs from vulnerability management, and why CISA and Gartner now treat it as core AppSec.
What is an Attack Surface
An attack surface is every exposed point attackers can use to get in — code, configs, credentials, and dependencies. Here's how to define, measure, and shrink it.
Reachability Analysis for JavaScript and TypeScript in 2026
JS reachability with npm's nested trees, dynamic require, ESM/CJS interop, and bundler dead code elimination. What modern tools resolve and what they punt.
Application Security: a practitioner's guide
A practitioner's guide to application security: SAST, SCA, secrets, and supply chain integrity—plus how Safeguard compares to Prisma Cloud's CNAPP.
What is Secure Code Review
Secure code review finds exploitable flaws in source code before they ship. Here's what it actually checks, how it differs from SAST, and when it should happen.