application-security
Safeguard articles tagged "application-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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What is a Bug Bounty Program
A bug bounty program pays researchers to find and report vulnerabilities before attackers do. Here's how they work, what they cost, and their limits.
What is Fuzz Testing (Fuzzing)
Fuzz testing bombards software with malformed inputs to surface crashes and memory bugs. Here's how fuzzers work, what they've found, and where they fall short.
What is Attack Path Analysis
Attack path analysis maps how vulnerabilities and misconfigurations chain together into real exploit routes, cutting 10,000+ findings down to the handful that matter.
How to implement OAuth 2.0 securely
A step-by-step guide to implementing OAuth 2.0 securely: PKCE, redirect URI validation, token storage, and the vulnerabilities to avoid.
How to set up API rate limiting
A practical, step-by-step guide to setting up API rate limiting — gateway and app-layer configs, algorithm choices, per-endpoint tuning, and how to verify it actually blocks abuse.
DAST, SAST, IAST, and SCA: How They Actually Compose Into a Program
DAST, SAST, IAST, and SCA each catch a different slice of application risk. Here's how they overlap, where each one is blind, and how to combine them without duplicating effort.
What is Static Code Analysis
Static code analysis scans source code for flaws before it runs. Here's how SAST works, what it catches, and where it falls short without reachability context.
What is Dynamic Code Analysis
Dynamic code analysis tests running applications to catch exploitable vulnerabilities that static scans and manifest files alone can easily miss.
What is Secure by Design
Secure by Design turns CISA's 2023 guidance and pledge into concrete practice: memory-safe code, no default passwords, and verifiable SBOMs over marketing claims.
What is Secure by Default
Secure by default means software ships in its safest state out of the box. See real breaches, standards, and pledges driving this shift.
What is Risk-Based Vulnerability Prioritization
CVSS alone can't sort 40,000 CVEs a year. Learn how reachability, EPSS, and KEV data cut real risk from noise.
What is a False Positive in Security Scanning
False positives waste security team hours flagging vulnerabilities that aren't actually exploitable. Here's how to spot, measure, and reduce them.