Industry Analysis
In-depth guides and analysis on industry analysis from the Safeguard engineering team.
295 articles
Tool Consolidation ROI Rubric for AppSec in 2026
A rubric for calculating the real ROI of AppSec tool consolidation in 2026, with the cost categories that get missed and the patterns that genuinely save money.
Malicious postinstall scripts in npm packages
From eslint-scope in 2018 to the 2025 Shai-Hulud worm, npm postinstall scripts keep delivering malware before any scan or review runs. Here's how it works and what stops it.
Automotive Supply Chain Cybersecurity Under ISO/SAE 21434 in 2026
OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers have spent four years operationalizing ISO/SAE 21434 and UN R155. Here is what cybersecurity engineering looks like in 2026, and where the supply chain gaps still live.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning explained
A breakdown of how IaC scanning tools catch cloud misconfigurations before deployment, how Aikido Security's bundled approach compares, and what to look for in 2026.
Secrets detection: how it works and why it matters
How secrets detection tools catch leaked keys before attackers do, why breaches like Toyota's still happen, and how Safeguard compares to Aikido Security.
Cloud misconfiguration: causes and prevention
Cloud misconfiguration causes most cloud breaches, from Capital One to Toyota. Learn its root causes, real incidents, and how Safeguard prevents it.
Open source license management and scanning
33% of codebases ship components with no discernible license, and Aikido's manifest-based scanning still misses vendored code and stale registry metadata. Here's what real license compliance requires.
Open source dependency vulnerability scanning explained
How open source vulnerability scanning works, why false positives plague tools like Aikido, and how reachability and SBOMs cut real triage time.
Open source security audits: what they cover
What an open source security audit actually covers versus routine SCA scanning, the frameworks that define it, real costs and timelines, and how Aikido Security's approach compares.
WebExtension vulnerabilities in React DevTools and Vue.js DevTools
CVE-2023-5654 and CVE-2023-5718 exposed 5M+ React and Vue devtools users to postMessage flaws. Here's how devtools extensions became supply chain risk.
Trivy's etcd exhaustion problem and scan reliability issues
Trivy's local vulnerability database runs on etcd's own bbolt engine, and its single-writer lock and unbounded growth cause CI scans to stall or fail.
Vulnerability Intelligence Platform Comparison 2026
A working comparison of vulnerability intelligence platforms in 2026, evaluating data freshness, exploit signal, AI infrastructure coverage, and integration patterns.
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