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Security

What jQuery Migrate Is and How to Use It Securely

jQuery Migrate helps older code survive newer jQuery releases, but leaning on it can quietly keep you on a vulnerable jQuery version. Here is how to use it without inheriting old XSS bugs.

Apr 6, 20266 min read
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Java Stream Sum: How to Add Numbers Safely in Java

A practical look at computing a Java stream sum correctly, from IntStream.sum() to reduce(), plus the overflow and null pitfalls that turn a simple total into a bug.

Apr 6, 20265 min read
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How To Handle a Zero-Day Vulnerability: A Response Playbook

A zero-day has no patch on day one, so your first move is containment and exposure reduction, not waiting on a vendor fix. Here is how to handle a zero-day vulnerability under pressure.

Apr 6, 20265 min read
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firebase/php-jwt: Verifying JWTs Without Getting Burned

firebase/php-jwt is the de facto library for encoding and decoding JSON Web Tokens in PHP. Here is how to use it correctly and avoid the algorithm-confusion trap.

Apr 6, 20266 min read
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eslint-plugin-security: How to Catch Node.js Security Bugs at Lint Time

eslint-plugin-security adds static-analysis rules to ESLint that flag risky Node.js patterns before they ship. Here is how to configure it and read its warnings without drowning in noise.

Apr 6, 20265 min read
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DevSecOps Threat Modeling: Baking Threat Analysis Into Your Pipeline

DevSecOps threat modeling moves risk analysis out of one-off workshops and into the delivery pipeline, so teams find design flaws before they ship.

Apr 6, 20266 min read
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CVE-2022-31159: Path Traversal in the AWS SDK for Java

CVE-2022-31159 is a partial path traversal flaw in the AWS SDK for Java v1's S3 TransferManager. Here is who it affects, how it works, and how to fix it.

Apr 5, 20265 min read
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CVE-2017-13766 and the Profinet Protocol: What the Wireshark Flaw Means

CVE-2017-13766 is an out-of-bounds write in Wireshark's Profinet I/O protocol dissector. Here is what it affects, why it matters, and how to fix it.

Apr 5, 20266 min read
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What Is a Code Injection Attack and How Do You Prevent It?

A code injection attack tricks an application into running attacker-supplied code as if it were trusted. Here is how the class works and how to shut it down.

Apr 5, 20266 min read
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How a Code Error Solver Helps You Fix Bugs Without Adding Risk

A code error solver turns cryptic stack traces into fixes, but the tempting one-line patch it hands you can quietly introduce a vulnerability. Here is how to use one safely.

Apr 5, 20266 min read
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What Is a Code Analyzer? A Practical Security Guide

A code analyzer inspects source or compiled code for bugs and security flaws before they ship. Here is how the different types work and where they fit in a pipeline.

Apr 5, 20267 min read
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Checkmarx Braga: How the Portugal R&D Hub Shapes Its AppSec Platform

Checkmarx Braga is one of the vendor's engineering centers, and it helps explain how the company builds its SAST and application security tooling. Here is what that means for teams evaluating the platform.

Apr 5, 20266 min read

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