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In-depth guides and analysis on concepts from the Safeguard engineering team.

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Concepts

What is Repo-Jacking

Repo-jacking hijacks renamed or deleted GitHub namespaces to serve attacker code at trusted URLs. Here's how the redirect trick works and how to audit your exposure.

Feb 24, 20267 min read
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What is Fuzzing

Fuzzing feeds programs malformed input at machine speed to trigger crashes and expose memory-safety bugs. Here's how fuzz testing works and why it matters.

Feb 23, 20266 min read
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What is a Software Attestation

A software attestation is a signed, machine-readable claim about an artifact — who built it, what it contains, which checks it passed — that a machine can verify before trusting it.

Feb 17, 20266 min read
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What is RASP

RASP runs inside an application and blocks attacks in real time, from the inside out. Here's how it works, how it differs from a WAF, and where it fits.

Feb 16, 20265 min read
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What is IAST

IAST instruments a running application from the inside to find vulnerabilities with very low false positives. Here's how it works and how it compares to SAST and DAST.

Feb 13, 20267 min read
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What is Security Testing

Security testing is how teams find exploitable weaknesses before attackers do. Here's the main types — SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, fuzzing, pentesting — and how they fit together.

Feb 11, 20267 min read
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What Is Patch Management?

Patch management is the process of finding, testing, and deploying software updates that fix bugs and security flaws. Learn the lifecycle, prioritization, and why it matters.

Feb 6, 20266 min read
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What Is Access Control?

Access control decides who can reach a resource and what they can do with it. Learn the common models, how enforcement works, and why least privilege is the guiding rule.

Jan 14, 20266 min read

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