application-security
Safeguard articles tagged "application-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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DAST vs IAST
DAST attacks running apps from the outside; IAST watches from inside during tests. Here's how they differ, where each wins, and when to use both.
SAST vs Penetration Testing
SAST scans code before deploy; pentesting attacks it after. Here's where each catches real vulnerabilities, where they miss, and what Log4Shell proved.
What is Penetration Testing
Penetration testing simulates real attacks to prove exploitability, not just list CVEs. Here's how it works, what it costs, and how often it's required.
What is Vulnerability Scanning
Vulnerability scanning automatically checks code, dependencies, and infra against known-flaw databases like the NVD. Here's how it works and why reachability matters.
What is Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability management turns thousands of CVEs into a ranked, fixable backlog. Here's how the lifecycle, prioritization, and standards actually work.
What is a Vulnerability Assessment
A vulnerability assessment finds and ranks security weaknesses at scale — here's how it differs from a pentest, its five-step process, and reporting essentials.
What is Threat Modeling
Threat modeling finds the design flaws scanners can't see. Learn what it is, when to do it, and how Safeguard ties it to reachability analysis.
What is Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
ASPM correlates SCA, SAST, DAST, and cloud findings with reachability context to cut alert noise 60-90% and speed remediation.
ASPM vs CNAPP: collaboration, not collision
ASPM and CNAPP tackle different layers of risk. Here's how Safeguard's application-first approach complements CNAPP platforms like Prisma Cloud.
Application Risk Management: Methods and Tools
A practical breakdown of application risk management: the methods (reachability, RBVM), the tool categories (SCA, SAST, DAST, CSPM), and how to fix the backlog problem.
Application Security Controls Explained
A breakdown of what application security controls actually are, which ones matter most for supply chain risk, and how to prioritize them without alert fatigue.
Asset-First Application Security
Vulnerability-first scanning drowns teams in noise. Asset-first application security starts with a complete inventory, then layers reachability and context to cut backlogs by 90%.