best-practices
Safeguard articles tagged "best-practices" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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What is a Kill Chain
What is a cyber kill chain? A staged breakdown of how attacks unfold, from Lockheed Martin's 7 stages to why supply chain attacks break the model.
How to implement network segmentation in a data center
A step-by-step guide to network segmentation best practices in the data center: mapping traffic, VLANs, microsegmentation, least-privilege rules, and verification.
Hiring Software Supply Chain Security Engineers
What to screen for, how to structure interviews, and the signals that distinguish real supply chain security engineers from adjacent AppSec talent in 2026.
How to implement password policy best practices
A step-by-step guide to implement password policy best practices: aligning with NIST guidelines, dropping outdated complexity rules, and rolling out passwordless authentication.
Measuring AppSec Program Effectiveness in 2026
The metrics that actually distinguish high-functioning application security programs from theater, with concrete formulas and reporting cadences for 2026.
What is a Security Baseline
A security baseline is the minimum, testable set of controls every system or repo must meet — here's how it differs from policy, and how to build one for your supply chain.
SBOM Validation and Quality Checks: Ensuring Your SBOMs Are Actually Useful
A syntactically valid SBOM can still be useless. Here's how to validate structure, completeness, and accuracy to produce SBOMs worth trusting.
What is the Principle of Least Functionality
The principle of least functionality (NIST CM-7) means shipping only the ports, services, and code a system needs—nothing extra "just in case."
What is Defense in Depth
Defense in depth stacks independent security layers—source, build, dependencies, artifacts, runtime—so no single failure causes a breach.
What is Security by Obscurity
Security by obscurity means hiding a system instead of securing it. Here's why that bet fails, with real breaches, real CVEs, and what to build instead.
What is a Trust Store
Trust stores decide which signatures your systems believe. Here's how they work, why they matter for supply chain security, and how to audit them.
Build a Software Supply Chain Program in 90 Days
A pragmatic, phase-by-phase blueprint for standing up a credible software supply chain security program inside a single fiscal quarter without boiling the ocean.
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