code-scanning
Safeguard articles tagged "code-scanning" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
13 articles
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GitHub Advanced Security 2026: Copilot Autofix Goes GA
GHAS in 2026 made Copilot Autofix generally available, opened secret scanning to Team plans, and shipped extended secret metadata. We walked the upgrade for an org with 800 repos.
What is Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) Analysis
AST analysis parses code into a tree to catch what regex scanning misses — here's how it works, its limits, and how reachability fixes the gap.
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.
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.