sast
Safeguard articles tagged "sast" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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What is Taint Analysis
Taint analysis traces untrusted input from source to sink to catch injection flaws. Learn how it works, what it misses, and how reachability analysis fixes the noise.
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.
What is Semantic Code Analysis
Semantic code analysis traces how data actually flows through code to find real vulnerabilities — cutting false positives that plague pattern-matching SAST tools.
Kotlin detekt Security Rules: Catching Vulnerabilities in Kotlin Code
detekt is Kotlin's primary static analysis tool. Its security-relevant rules catch patterns that lead to vulnerabilities in Android and server-side Kotlin.
GitLab CI Security Scanning Setup
Step-by-step guide to enabling SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and container scanning in GitLab CI pipelines.
Ruby Brakeman Security Scanner: Rails-Aware Vulnerability Detection
Brakeman understands Rails conventions and catches security issues that generic scanners miss. Here is how to use it effectively.
GitLab Ultimate Security Features: Built-In Security Done Pragmatically
A review of GitLab Ultimate's security scanning features covering SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, container scanning, and how integrated security compares to best-of-breed tools.
Checkmarx vs SonarQube: An Honest Comparison
Checkmarx and SonarQube get compared constantly, but they're not really solving the same problem — one is a dedicated security SAST platform, the other is a code-quality tool with a security add-on.
Snyk vs Veracode 2026 Buyer Guide
A hands-on comparison of Snyk and Veracode in 2026: developer experience, scan accuracy, SCA depth, SAST tradeoffs, and where each tool actually earns its license cost.
What is Snyk Code (SAST Tool Category Overview)
Snyk Code explained: what it is, how its SAST engine works, its limits, category competitors, and where reachability closes the gap.
The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing, 2026 Edition
What the Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing actually measures, how leaders end up in that top-right quadrant, and why the report is one input into a buying decision, not the decision itself.
Taming Static Analysis: A Practical Guide to False Positive Reduction
False positives kill SAST adoption faster than anything else. Here is how to cut through the noise without missing real vulnerabilities.
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