application-security
Safeguard articles tagged "application-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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WAF Bypass Techniques and What They Mean for Supply Chain Security
Web Application Firewalls are a critical defense layer, but they are routinely bypassed. Understanding bypass techniques helps you build defense in depth rather than relying on a single control.
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.
Deserialization Attacks in Java and Python
Insecure deserialization turns data parsing into code execution. This guide covers deserialization attacks in Java and Python, the gadget chain concept, and practical defenses for both ecosystems.
Express.js Security Middleware: An Audit
Express remains the default Node.js framework at most shops, and its middleware ecosystem is a thirteen-year accumulation of packages, some abandoned, some indispensable. This is a pragmatic audit of what belongs in a 2023 Express stack.
Java Module System Security Features: What JPMS Actually Delivers
The Java Platform Module System promised stronger encapsulation and security boundaries. Here is what it actually delivers and where the gaps remain.
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.
What is Noise Reduction in AppSec Tooling
Most AppSec scans return thousands of findings, but under 5% are ever reachable in production. Here's how noise reduction actually works.
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