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DevSecOps

Mutable Tags Strike Again: actions-cool GitHub Action Tags Redirected to Imposter Commits (May 2026)

In May 2026, every tag on actions-cool/issues-helper and 15 tags on maintain-one-comment were quietly moved to point at imposter commits that stole CI/CD credentials from runner memory. A look at the mutable-tag attack class and how to defeat it.

May 21, 202610 min read
DevSecOps

CORS in Node.js: What It Is and How to Configure It Securely

CORS in Node.js trips up almost every developer at some point. Here is what CORS actually does, why you need it, and how to configure it without opening a hole.

May 20, 20265 min read
DevSecOps

Snyk Bitbucket Integration: Setup, Limits, and Alternatives

The Snyk Bitbucket integration comes in three distinct flavors — Cloud App, legacy Cloud, and Data Center — each with different capabilities. Setup steps and trade-offs.

May 20, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

tomcat-embed-core in Maven: A Security Guide to CVEs and Fixes

The tomcat-embed-core Maven artifact is the embedded Tomcat engine inside most Spring Boot apps, and it has carried several serious CVEs. Here is how to find your version and patch it.

May 20, 20266 min read
DevSecOps

False Positives vs False Negatives in Security Scanning

False positives in cyber security waste your team's time; false negatives get you breached. Here is how to think about the trade-off and tune for it deliberately.

May 19, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

Top 8 DevSecOps best practices

Log4Shell and the xz backdoor show why DevSecOps matters. Eight concrete practices — from reachability triage to auto-fix PRs — teams can implement now.

May 19, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

How to implement DevSecOps in 4 steps

A concrete, 4-step playbook for implementing DevSecOps — pipeline gating, SBOM generation, reachability-based triage, and auto-fix PRs.

May 19, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

DevSecOps automation: principles, frameworks, and tools

A practical breakdown of DevSecOps automation frameworks — principles, standards like NIST SSDF, and the tools that turn shift-left security into a repeatable pipeline.

May 19, 20268 min read
DevSecOps

The 4 best DevSecOps tools for a secure DevOps workflow

The 4 DevSecOps tool categories a secure pipeline needs — SCA, SAST, container/IaC scanning, secrets scanning — with real incidents and fixes.

May 18, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

Building a security-conscious CI/CD pipeline

CI/CD pipelines are now the top supply chain target. Here's how to build one with real controls—secrets, scoping, SBOMs, and provenance.

May 18, 20266 min read
DevSecOps

8 tips for securing your CI/CD pipeline

Real incidents like tj-actions and xz-utils show how CI/CD pipelines get compromised. Eight concrete, actionable tips to lock yours down.

May 18, 20266 min read
DevSecOps

Python pptx: Using python-pptx Securely to Build Presentations

python pptx usually means the python-pptx library for reading and writing PowerPoint files. Here is how it works and the security pitfalls of processing untrusted decks.

May 18, 20266 min read

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