appsec
Safeguard articles tagged "appsec" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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OWASP API Top 10 2023: What Changed and How to Defend
The OWASP API Security Top 10 2023 puts authorization failures at the top and adds new risks around business flows and API consumption. Here's the full list with defenses.
SAST vs DAST: A 2026 Buyer's Decision Guide
When SAST beats DAST, when DAST beats SAST, and when you actually need both. A 2026 buyer's decision guide grounded in real program data.
Web Application Security Risks & Best Practices
Web app flaws like MOVEit and Log4Shell keep causing breaches. Here's what's actually exploitable in 2026, and how to fix it before attackers do.
"The Code Is Correct!" and Other Myths That Hide Security Bugs
Passing tests and a clean review tell you the code is correct, but correctness and security are not the same thing. Here is where the gap lives.
Secure Code Training for Developers: What Actually Changes Behavior
Secure code training for developers works when it is contextual, hands-on, and tied to the code they ship this week, not an annual slideshow. Here is how to build a program that sticks.
What Is a DAST Assessment? A Practical Security Guide
A DAST assessment tests a running application from the outside to find exploitable flaws. Here is how it works, what it catches, and where it fits alongside SAST and SCA.
Application Security Meaning Explained
The application security meaning boils down to protecting software from threats across its whole life: design, code, dependencies, and runtime. Here is what the term actually covers.
Web Vulnerability Scanning: How It Works and What It Finds
A practitioner's guide to web vulnerability scanning: what scanners actually test, where they fall short, and how to fit them into a delivery pipeline without drowning in noise.
Shift-Left Security Explained: Catching Vulnerabilities Before Production
Shift-left security means moving vulnerability detection into design, coding, and CI instead of waiting for a pre-release pen test. Here is what that looks like in practice.
OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities 2023: A Retrospective That Still Applies
There was no new web OWASP Top 10 in 2023 — but the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities 2023 story is really about the 2021 web list holding firm and the API Security Top 10 getting a major refresh.
Enterprise App Security: How Large Organizations Protect Their Software
Enterprise app security is the practice of protecting business-critical applications across their whole lifecycle. Here is how mature teams actually run it.
Code Review Best Practices for Java: A Security-First Guide
Security-focused code review best practices for Java teams: what to look for, how to structure reviews, and the recurring bug classes that slip past compilers.
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