Industry Analysis
In-depth guides and analysis on industry analysis from the Safeguard engineering team.
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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.
The State of Cloud Native Application Security survey
New 2026 survey data reveals a widening gap between vulnerability alert volume and remediation capacity — and what security teams say actually helps.
JavaScript frameworks security report
Safeguard's H1 2026 audit finds 61% of JS repos ship a high-severity framework CVE, with a 47-day median patch lag attackers routinely beat.
162 vulnerabilities disclosed in Java's top 10 libraries
Safeguard's H1 2026 analysis found 162 CVEs across Java's ten most-downloaded libraries, with critical RCE risk concentrated in Tomcat and Spring.
Snyk integrates with GitHub Advanced Security
Snyk's scanning engine is now embedded in GitHub Advanced Security. Here's what the integration covers, why it matters, and the alert-fatigue risk it creates.
Snyk Learn: interactive security training for developers
Snyk Learn popularized the developer security training platform. But without reachability-aware prioritization, training risks teaching developers to fix the wrong things.
MFT Mass Exploitation Trend In 2026
Managed file transfer platforms have become a recurring epicenter of mass exploitation. We trace the 2026 incidents, the reused tradecraft, and what defenders should do now.
Bank Software Supply Chain Controls 2026
Banks face intensifying scrutiny over software supply chain risk. Here is the control set that satisfies regulators, auditors, and boards in 2026.
DSPM Market Size: 2026 guide
DSPM spending is set to grow 25%+ annually through 2026. Here's how the market size breaks down, how Prisma Cloud fits in, and where supply chain security closes the gap.