Application Security
In-depth guides and analysis on application security from the Safeguard engineering team.
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Browser Extension Attacks and the Supply Chain
Browser extensions run with elevated privileges and update automatically. When attackers compromise or acquire popular extensions, they gain access to millions of users instantly.
CORS Misconfiguration Exploitation: The Silent API Exposure
CORS misconfigurations are one of the most common web security issues. They silently expose your APIs to cross-origin data theft.
Angular Application Security Checklist
A practical security checklist for Angular applications covering XSS prevention, dependency management, and secure configuration.
Security Misconfiguration Checklist: The Low-Hanging Fruit Attackers Love
Misconfigurations are the easiest vulnerabilities to find and exploit. Here is a practical checklist for web servers, frameworks, cloud services, and databases.
NoSQL Injection and MongoDB: Prevention Guide
NoSQL injection attacks exploit the query languages of non-relational databases to bypass authentication, extract data, and modify records. This guide focuses on MongoDB injection with defenses applicable to all NoSQL databases.
Mutation Testing for Security Validation: Testing Your Tests
Mutation testing measures whether your security tests actually catch bugs by introducing small changes to code and checking if tests fail. Here is how to apply it to security-critical code.
XML Parsing Security: XXE, Billion Laughs, and Beyond
XML's feature richness is its security weakness. XXE, entity expansion, and XSLT injection continue to plague applications that process XML.
Protocol Buffer Security Considerations Beyond Serialization
Protobuf is everywhere in modern infrastructure. Its security implications go beyond just serialization format choice. Here is what to watch.
SAST vs DAST vs IAST: Which Application Security Testing Approach Fits Your Pipeline?
A practical comparison of SAST, DAST, and IAST — when to use each, where they overlap, and why most teams need more than one.
WebAssembly Security: A Deep Dive into the Sandbox Model
WebAssembly promises near-native performance with a strong security sandbox. But the sandbox model has nuances that developers and security teams must understand to avoid dangerous assumptions.
Secrets Management: Preventing Credential Leaks in Your Software Supply Chain
Hardcoded credentials remain the most common source of breaches. Despite a decade of tooling improvements, secrets keep leaking through source code, container images, CI logs, and dependency configurations. Here is how to actually fix it.
The OWASP Top 10 (2021) Through a Supply Chain Security Lens
The 2021 OWASP Top 10 added supply chain risks for the first time. Here is what each category means when your code is mostly someone else's code.
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