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

16 articles

Application Security

Symbolic Reasoning vs. LLMs: Which Static Analysis Actually Finds Bugs?

The CASTLE benchmark tested 13 static analyzers and 10 LLMs on 250 programs — neither approach won outright, and the reasons why matter for your AppSec stack.

Jul 10, 20266 min read
Application Security

How AI-powered SAST auto-fix engines actually work

GitHub says Copilot Autofix resolves two-thirds of flagged vulnerabilities with little editing; Snyk claims 80% fix accuracy. Here's the pipeline behind both numbers.

Jul 8, 20268 min read
Application Security

CodeQL default setup vs advanced setup for code scanning

CodeQL's default setup is fast but limited; advanced setup adds control but more YAML to maintain. Here's how the two compare, and where Safeguard fits in.

Jul 4, 20267 min read
AI Security

How Copilot Autofix generates AI-powered vulnerability fi...

Copilot Autofix pairs CodeQL with an LLM to patch code-scanning alerts up to 3x faster. Here's how it works, its limits, and where supply chain risk still slips through.

Jul 2, 20267 min read
Product

GitHub for Beginners: getting started with GitHub securit...

A beginner's guide to GitHub's free security tools, what GitHub Advanced Security actually adds, its 2025 pricing shift, and the supply chain gaps neither one covers.

Jun 30, 20267 min read
Product

GitHub Advanced Security setup made simple: guided config...

GitHub Advanced Security setup takes weeks, not clicks. Here's what GHAS configuration really involves, what it costs in 2026, and how Safeguard cuts the tuning work.

Jun 30, 20268 min read
Product

GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps: general availa...

GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps hit GA on June 1, 2023 at $49/committer/month. Here's what it covers, what it misses, and how Safeguard fills the gaps.

Jun 30, 20267 min read
Application Security

How Snyk Code suppressions and in-file ignore annotations...

How Snyk Code's in-file ignore annotations and UI-based suppressions work mechanically, from fingerprinting to Consistent Ignores, and where governance gaps appear.

Jun 15, 20267 min read
Application Security

How Snyk Code integrates with GitHub Advanced Security th...

A technical walkthrough of how Snyk Code's SARIF output is generated, uploaded, and deduplicated inside GitHub Advanced Security's code scanning pipeline.

Jun 14, 20267 min read
Buyer's Guides

Aikido vs Checkmarx / GitHub Advanced Security for code s...

Aikido, Checkmarx, and GitHub Advanced Security all scan code. Here's how they differ from Safeguard on supply chain risk, and where each fits.

May 4, 20268 min read
Security

The Semgrep Logo and What Semgrep Actually Does

Looking for the Semgrep logo often means you are evaluating Semgrep the tool. Here is what the brand mark represents and how the static analysis engine works.

Apr 13, 20266 min read
AppSec

A Practical SAST Tools List for Modern AppSec Teams

A working SAST tools list for teams that want static analysis in the pipeline, not just a scanner that files noise. What each tool is good at and how to choose.

Apr 7, 20265 min read

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