appsec
Safeguard articles tagged "appsec" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Interactive Application Security Testing Tools: How IAST Works and When to Use It
IAST watches your running application from the inside during normal testing, catching real, reachable flaws that static scanners can only guess at.
URL Scanner: How It Works and What to Use
A URL scanner checks a web address for danger before you visit or ship it — but 'URL scanner' covers two very different tools. Here is how each works and which one solves your problem.
CWE Meaning: What Common Weakness Enumeration Is and Why It Matters
The CWE meaning is simpler than it looks: a shared catalog of software weakness types. Here is how it differs from CVE and how to actually use it.
PCI DSS compliance for application security teams
PCI DSS 4.0's software inventory rules are enforced since March 2025. Here's why scanner-only tools like Checkmarx miss Requirements 6.3.2, 6.4.3, and 11.6.1.
Security in PHP: Framework-Level Protections and Common Gaps
Security in PHP improved enormously once frameworks took over escaping, CSRF, and query building. The remaining incidents live in the gaps where developers step outside those rails.
Code Scanning Tools: How to Choose and Use One That Works
A code scanning tool automatically inspects your source and dependencies for vulnerabilities. Here is how the main types differ and how to wire one into CI without drowning in noise.
Checkmarx API Security: What It Does and How to Use It
Checkmarx API Security discovers your real API footprint — including shadow and zombie endpoints — and correlates static and dynamic findings. Here's how it fits an AppSec program.
App Security Tools: A Practical Guide to Building Your AppSec Stack
The right app security tools do not overlap by accident — each one covers a layer the others cannot see, and the gaps between them are where breaches start.
Securing AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Copilot, etc.)
AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Copilot introduce new supply chain risks. Here's what's actually going wrong and how to secure your pipeline.
Enterprise Security Products: How to Build a Stack That Fits
Enterprise security products span identity, endpoint, network, cloud, and application layers. Here is how the categories fit together and how to avoid buying overlap.
SAST, DAST, and SCA: The Three Scanner Types You Actually Need
Each scanner type answers a different question about your application. Here's what SAST, DAST, and SCA each catch, and why running just one leaves gaps.
Web Application Vulnerability Scanners, Compared
Web application vulnerability scanners range from free online URL checkers to full DAST platforms — here's how the categories differ and which one actually matches your risk.
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