reachability-analysis
Safeguard articles tagged "reachability-analysis" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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What is Attack Surface Management
Attack surface management explained: what it covers, how it differs from vulnerability management, and why CISA and Gartner now treat it as core AppSec.
What is an Attack Surface
An attack surface is every exposed point attackers can use to get in — code, configs, credentials, and dependencies. Here's how to define, measure, and shrink it.
What is a Zero-Day Vulnerability
A zero-day vulnerability is exploited before a patch exists. See real cases like Log4Shell and MOVEit, and how to cut response time.
Reachability Analysis vs. SCA: Which Reduces Your Backlog?
SCA lists every CVE in every dependency. Reachability filters to the ones your code actually invokes. Here is how the two compare on a real backlog.
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.
What is Software Supply Chain Security
SolarWinds, Log4Shell, and XZ Utils show why software supply chain security now spans code, dependencies, and build pipelines alike.
What is a Software Supply Chain Attack
A software supply chain attack compromises trusted dependencies or build systems to spread malicious code downstream — here's how it works, and how to stop it.
Direct vs Transitive Dependencies
Most known vulnerabilities live in transitive dependencies, not the ones in your manifest. Here's how to tell them apart and prioritize what's exploitable.
Software Dependencies: How to Manage Them at Scale
Most apps run 10-20x more dependencies than engineers chose. Here's how reachability analysis and automation manage that risk at scale.
Known Vulnerabilities in Dependencies
Known vulnerabilities in dependencies cause most supply-chain breaches, not because they're undetected but because teams can't tell which ones are reachable.
What is Open Source Security
Open source powers 70-90% of modern codebases. Learn what open source security means, its real risks, and how reachability analysis cuts through the noise.
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