Best Practices
In-depth guides and analysis on best practices from the Safeguard engineering team.
252 articles
Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption in Python: A Practical Guide
One key or two? A working comparison of Fernet and RSA in Python's cryptography library — with the OAEP-vs-PKCS1v15 mistake that still causes padding-oracle bugs.
6 free GitHub security settings every maintainer should e...
GitHub Advanced Security costs per committer, but six free GitHub repository security settings — from 2FA to secret scanning — already stop most real-world supply chain attacks.
Reducing false positives in security scanning
Most security scan findings never warrant action. Here's why scanners over-alert, what it costs teams, how Aikido's consolidation approach compares, and what actually cuts false positives.
What is AI-native SAST vs AI-augmented SAST?
AI SAST isn't one thing. Aikido bolts AI onto a rule-based Semgrep fork; AI-native tools use AI as the detection engine itself. Here's the real difference.
Why EDR and proxy tools won't stop supply chain malware
EDR and network proxies were built to watch endpoints and traffic, not evaluate what a dependency does before it runs — here's why that gap keeps letting supply chain malware through.
SBOMs in 2026: why most organizations generate them but d...
SBOM generation surged ahead of 2026 compliance deadlines, but most SBOMs sit unused after release. Here's why adoption without action still leaves risk unmanaged.
Everybody's shipping code they can't read (AI-generated c...
AI coding assistants ship code fast, but studies show nearly half contains vulnerabilities, hallucinated packages, and leaked secrets nobody reviewed.
How AI pentesting works and where it fits alongside SAST/...
AI pentesting explained: how autonomous agents test live apps, how it differs from SAST/DAST and Aikido's bolt-on approach, and where Safeguard fits in.
Vulnerability Management Dashboard Blueprint 2026
A 2026 blueprint for vulnerability management dashboards: which metrics belong on executive, manager, and engineer views, and how to avoid the common failure modes.
How to Compare SCA Offerings Before Buying in 2026
A buyer's framework for evaluating SCA products in 2026: what to test, what to ignore in vendor pitches, and how to size the operational cost honestly.
API Gateway Security Baseline for 2026
A practical security baseline for API gateways in 2026, covering authentication, rate limiting, schema validation, observability, and the operational habits that keep gateways trustworthy.
Stopping Risky Dependencies At PR Time, Not Production
Catching risky dependencies after they reach production is expensive. PR-time policy gates stop them at the cheapest moment, with the right context and reviewer attention.