DevSecOps
In-depth guides and analysis on devsecops from the Safeguard engineering team.
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TeamCity Authentication Bypass Enabling Admin Account Cre...
CVE-2024-27198 lets unauthenticated attackers bypass TeamCity login and create admin accounts, with active exploitation and ransomware activity observed.
GitLab Unauthenticated RCE via ExifTool Image Processing ...
CVE-2021-22205 let attackers gain unauthenticated RCE on self-hosted GitLab via ExifTool image parsing. Here's the affected versions, severity, timeline, and fixes.
Argo CD Path Traversal via Malicious Helm Chart values.ya...
CVE-2022-24348 let attackers use a malicious Helm chart to path-traverse Argo CD's repo-server, exposing secrets across GitOps applications. Here's the fix.
How to Download Maven for Windows and Verify It Safely
To download Maven for Windows, grab the binary zip from the official Apache site, verify its checksum, and set JAVA_HOME plus PATH. Here is the full, safe walkthrough.
Java Error Checkers: Compilers, Linters, and Static Analysis
A guide to the Java error-checking stack — the compiler, linters like Checkstyle, bug finders like SpotBugs and Error Prone, and security scanners — and which one catches which class of problem.
Secure SDLC: A Practical Guide to Embedding Security Gates in Every Phase
NIST finalized the Secure Software Development Framework in February 2022, yet most teams still bolt security on at release. Here's where the gates actually belong.
The Node.js Image: A Security Guide to Docker Base Images
Choosing a Node.js image is a security decision, not just a size one. The tag you pick, alpine, slim, or distroless, and the version you pin decide most of your container's attack surface.
Building AppSec Training Programs That Actually Change Behavior
OWASP's 2021 Top 10 added Insecure Design as its largest category by CWE count, yet most developer training still teaches syntax, not decisions.
Does gamification actually make security training work?
picoCTF drew 18,000+ participants in 2025, but research shows points and badges boost engagement far more reliably than they change security behavior.
Securing Secrets and Environment Variables in GitHub Actions
A tag-pinned GitHub Action used by 23,000+ repos was rewritten to dump CI memory in March 2025 — here's how OIDC and SHA-pinning would have stopped it.
A framework for consolidating SAST, DAST, and SCA tools
Enterprises run 45 security tools on average, and 50+ tool stacks detect incidents 8% worse. Here's when AppSec consolidation actually pays off.
Building a security-first engineering culture
Only 16.2% of orgs deploy on demand, per DORA's 2025 report. The gap between elite and low performers is culture, not tooling — here's how CISOs close it.
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