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Safeguard articles tagged "ci-cd-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

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DevSecOps

DevSecOps Consulting: When It's Actually Worth Hiring Out

A practical test for when DevSecOps consulting pays for itself versus when it just delays building internal capability, with the questions to ask before signing a statement of work.

Mar 5, 20265 min read
Incident Analysis

Dropbox 2022: The Supply Chain Angle

Dropbox's 2022 GitHub phishing incident began with a developer-targeted CircleCI lookalike campaign; the supply chain lessons centered on CI tokens and code.

Mar 4, 20266 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Build provenance

What is build provenance and why does it matter? A practical guide to SLSA attestations, provenance predicates, and verification pipelines for software supply chains.

Mar 3, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

DevSecOps Meaning: Definition, Model, and How It Differs From SecDevOps

DevSecOps means making security a shared, automated responsibility inside the DevOps loop. Here is the working definition, the operating model, and why the SecDevOps naming debate mostly misses the point.

Mar 1, 20266 min read
Industry Analysis

TOCTOU (Time-of-check to time-of-use)

TOCTOU flaws let attackers swap a file or resource after it's validated but before it's used, turning a safe check into an exploitable race.

Feb 28, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

DevSecOps Definition: How It Differs From DevOps and SecOps Alone

The devsecops definition that actually matters isn't a new tool category — it's making security a shared responsibility across the pipeline instead of a gate at the end.

Feb 26, 20265 min read
Concepts

What is Egress Filtering in CI

Egress filtering in CI restricts where build jobs can send traffic, so a compromised dependency can't exfiltrate your secrets. Here's how to roll it out without breaking builds.

Feb 25, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

What Is DevSecOps? Explained in Plain Terms

A plain-terms answer to devsecops o que e, the Portuguese-language version of 'what is DevSecOps,' with the same explanation that applies regardless of what language you searched in.

Feb 25, 20265 min read
Engineering

SLSA Level 3 in Practice: What It Takes

SLSA Build L3 is achievable in a week per repo if you use a hosted builder — and nearly impossible if you insist on rolling your own. Here is the practical path.

Feb 23, 20266 min read
Compliance

ISO 27001 Annex A Controls That Touch Your Build Pipeline

ISO 27001:2022 has 93 Annex A controls, and about a dozen land squarely on CI/CD. Here's the control-by-control map from clause number to pipeline artifact.

Feb 19, 20266 min read
DevSecOps

How to set up SAST scanning in a GitHub Actions pipeline

A step-by-step guide to setting up SAST scanning in GitHub Actions with CodeQL and Semgrep, including config, gating, and troubleshooting tips.

Feb 18, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

How to configure GitHub branch protection rules

A practical guide to configuring GitHub branch protection rules — required reviews, status checks, and security settings that keep your main branch safe.

Feb 18, 20268 min read

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