appsec
Safeguard articles tagged "appsec" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Application Security Software: A Category-by-Category Guide
A map of the application security software market by category — SAST, DAST, SCA, ASPM, and more — so buyers can tell which tool solves which problem.
Runtime Application Security Protection (RASP), Explained
Runtime application security protection instruments your app from the inside so it can block attacks in production, not just flag them in a report.
API Security Solutions and Application Security Services: How They Differ
API security solutions focus narrowly on API traffic and contracts; application security services cover the whole app. Here's where the two overlap and where teams need both.
The Snyk Tool: What It Does, and What It Doesn't
The Snyk tool covers SCA, container, and IaC scanning well, but its SAST depth and enterprise pricing are the two things buyers most often get wrong going in.
AI Security Solutions: A Buyer's Guide for 2026
AI security solutions now span two very different categories — securing AI systems and using AI to secure everything else — and buyers who conflate them end up with the wrong tool.
FAQ: Building an AppSec Program From Scratch
How to stand up an application security program from zero in 2026 — headcount, tooling, first 90 days, metrics, and the traps that waste the first year.
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.
What is a Security Champion Program
A security champion program embeds trained developers in each engineering team to triage vulnerabilities locally. Here's how to structure, staff, and measure one.
Auditing unsafe Rust FFI boundaries for memory corruption...
A step-by-step rust ffi security audit: map unsafe boundaries, fuzz with cargo-fuzz, run Miri and sanitizers, and verify ownership to catch memory corruption before shipping.
RASP vs IAST: Which to Deploy in 2026
A practical comparison of Runtime Application Self-Protection and Interactive Application Security Testing for 2026, with deployment guidance based on real-world tradeoffs.
DEF CON 33 Software Supply Chain Sessions Recap
DEF CON 33 brought hacker-energy attention to package ecosystems, CI/CD abuse, and AppSec Village. Here is what supply chain defenders should take home.
IAST vs DAST Decision Guide 2026
When to choose IAST, when to choose DAST, and when to run both. A decision framework for 2026 with concrete coverage, cost, and integration tradeoffs.