sast-dast
Safeguard articles tagged "sast-dast" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
27 articles
Security in the SDLC: Where It Actually Belongs
Bolting a scanner on before release doesn't count as shift-left. Here's where security actually needs to sit across the SDLC, and why mobile testing is often the weakest link.
Shift-Left Security Testing in Practice
Shift-left security testing means catching vulnerabilities at commit time instead of at deployment — here's what that actually looks like on a working pipeline, not just the slogan.
OWASP Testing Tools and Methodology
OWASP testing tools cover the methodology; Veracode wraps part of it commercially. Neither was built for supply chain risk — here's where the gaps are and how to close them.
DAST Software: Choosing a Dynamic Scanner for Your Stack
The right DAST software depends less on brand name and more on whether it can authenticate into your app and understand your API's actual shape.
SQL injection cheat sheet: 8 best practices to prevent it
SQL injection still breaches Fortune 500s in 2026. Here are 8 concrete practices — from parameterized queries to reachability analysis — that actually stop it.
RASP vs. SAST vs. DAST vs. IAST: How They Differ
SAST vs DAST vs IAST vs RASP comes down to when each technique looks at your application — source code, a running test instance, instrumented runtime tests, or production traffic — and picking the wrong stage leaves real gaps.
Application Layer Security: What It Covers (and What It Doesn't)
Application layer security protects the code, logic, and APIs at the top of the OSI stack, but it's easy to confuse it with network or infrastructure security controls that solve a different problem.
Application Vulnerability Testing Methods, Compared
Application vulnerability testing spans static analysis, dynamic testing, dependency scanning, and manual review — each catches a different slice of application security vulnerabilities, and none covers all of them alone.
CTF Cyber Security Competitions Worth Trying
A practical rundown of CTF cyber security formats and specific competitions worth an engineer's time, and how the skills transfer directly back to application security work.
AI Code Security Solutions: What to Evaluate Before Buying
AI code security solutions range from AI-assisted scanning to AI-generated fixes — here's what to actually test before trusting one with your pipeline.
SAST vs DAST: When to Use Each (and Why Not Either/Or)
SAST and DAST test different layers of an application at different stages of the pipeline — the real question isn't which to pick, it's how to run both without duplicating effort.
AppSec Vulnerability Management: A Workflow Guide
A step-by-step appsec vulnerability management workflow for teams drowning in scanner output — from intake and triage through prioritization, remediation, and verification.
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