code-review
Safeguard articles tagged "code-review" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
59 articles
Code Quality Software and Security: Where Clean Code and Safe Code Overlap
Code quality software catches more security bugs than most teams give it credit for. Here is how quality tooling and security tooling overlap, where they diverge, and how to combine them.
Applying Git Patches Safely
Knowing how to apply a patch in git without breaking your working tree takes more than running git apply once and hoping for the best.
What Is Wrong With This Code? A Security Review Checklist
When you ask what is wrong with this code, the answer is often not a crash but a security flaw hiding in plain sight. Here is a practitioner's checklist for spotting the bugs that bite later.
Secure Code Review: A Practical Checklist
Secure code reviews catch a different category of bug than functional code review, and having a repeatable checklist keeps reviewers from relying on memory for the same handful of recurring flaws.
"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.
What is Secure Code Review
Secure code review finds exploitable flaws in source code before they ship. Here's what it actually checks, how it differs from SAST, and when it should happen.
Code Review vs Static Analysis
Code review and static analysis catch different bugs at different gates. Here's how they differ, where each fails, and how to combine them.
Finding Vulnerabilities in Source Code: A Practical Method
A concrete, repeatable method for finding vulnerabilities in source code — combining static analysis, dependency scanning, and manual review without drowning your team in false positives.
What Is This Code? How to Read and Secure Unfamiliar Source
A practical method for answering "what is this code?" when you inherit an unfamiliar file, plus how to spot the security problems hiding inside it.
Source Code Auditing: How to Find Bugs Before Attackers Do
Source code auditing is the systematic review of code for security flaws. Here is how to run one, where automation fits, and what humans still do better.
LLM-Augmented Bug Discovery Methodology
A practitioner's methodology for using LLMs to augment — not replace — traditional bug discovery workflows, with patterns that hold up under real review load.
How to Apply a Patch in Git (Safely and Reviewably)
Applying a patch in Git comes down to git apply versus git am, and knowing which to use, how to preview it, and how to verify it, keeps untrusted diffs from becoming a supply chain problem.
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