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DevSecOps

SpotBugs Security Detectors for Java: A Practical Guide

SpotBugs with Find Security Bugs is the most effective free security analysis tool for Java. Here is how to get real results from it.

Jun 22, 20234 min read
DevSecOps

Snyk vs Dependabot: A Head-to-Head Comparison

Evaluate Snyk and Dependabot on vulnerability detection, ecosystem coverage, CI integration, pricing, and remediation to pick the right SCA tool for your team.

Jun 14, 20235 min read
DevSecOps

Environment Variable Injection in CI/CD Pipelines

Environment variables in CI/CD systems carry secrets, configuration, and control flow. When attackers can inject or modify them, everything breaks.

May 8, 20234 min read
DevSecOps

SLSA v1.0: Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts Reaches Maturity

SLSA v1.0 simplifies the framework and makes it practical to adopt. Here's what changed and how to implement it.

May 1, 20236 min read
DevSecOps

How to Pin GitHub Actions to SHAs Correctly

A hands-on guide to pinning every third-party GitHub Action to a full commit SHA, automating updates with Dependabot, and avoiding the common pitfalls.

Apr 18, 20234 min read
DevSecOps

GitLab CI/CD Security Configuration

Hardening GitLab CI/CD pipelines with protected variables, secure runners, and built-in security scanning.

Apr 18, 20234 min read
DevSecOps

Software Attestation in Practice: From Theory to Implementation

Software attestation is moving from academic concept to practical requirement. Here's how to implement it in your build pipelines today.

Apr 8, 20236 min read
DevSecOps

Chaos Engineering for Supply Chain Resilience: Breaking Your Build to Make It Stronger

Chaos engineering principles applied to the software supply chain reveal hidden dependencies, single points of failure, and degradation paths that only surface under stress.

Apr 5, 20235 min read
DevSecOps

3CX Attack Lessons: What Every Software Vendor Must Do Differently

The 3CX supply chain attack exposed critical gaps in how software vendors protect their build pipelines. Here are the concrete lessons.

Apr 2, 20237 min read
DevSecOps

GitLab CI Security Scanning Setup

Step-by-step guide to enabling SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and container scanning in GitLab CI pipelines.

Mar 22, 20236 min read
DevSecOps

Ruby Brakeman Security Scanner: Rails-Aware Vulnerability Detection

Brakeman understands Rails conventions and catches security issues that generic scanners miss. Here is how to use it effectively.

Mar 15, 20235 min read
DevSecOps

Git Credential Security for Organizations: Locking Down Source Access

Git credentials are the keys to your source code. Here is how organizations should manage them to prevent unauthorized access and credential theft.

Mar 8, 20234 min read

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