sca
Safeguard articles tagged "sca" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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SCA language and package manager coverage comparison
See how Safeguard and Black Duck differ on SCA language and package manager coverage, detection methodology, and transitive dependency depth.
Code Scanning Software: How to Pick the Right Tool
Code scanning software analyzes your source and dependencies for security flaws automatically. Here is how the categories differ and how to choose.
How to Download the Snyk CLI on Any Platform
A Snyk CLI download guide covering npm, Homebrew, and standalone binaries, plus how to verify the download and authenticate before your first scan.
Enterprise AppSec risk management at scale
Black Duck built its platform on decades of license-compliance SCA and acquired tools. Safeguard built a unified, reachability-aware supply-chain risk platform from day one.
Choosing an npm Vulnerability Scanner That Catches Real Threats
npm audit is only the starting point. Here is how an npm vulnerability scanner should handle transitive risk, reachability, install scripts, and lockfile integrity.
AI-Generated Code Security: risks and controls
AI now writes up to 40%+ of new code, and models hallucinate nonexistent packages in 5-22% of outputs. Here's why Black Duck-style SCA misses that risk, and what controls actually work.
Best Vulnerability Management Tools in 2026: An Honest Buyer's Guide
An honest guide to the best vulnerability management tools in 2026 — from broad asset scanners like Tenable, Qualys, and Rapid7 to cloud-native Wiz and reachability-driven SCA from Snyk and Endor Labs — with a clear 'best for' for each and where Safeguard fits.
DevSecOps Technology: The Tools and Practices That Actually Work
DevSecOps technology is the stack of tools and automation that embeds security into the software delivery pipeline. Here is what the categories are and how they fit together.
What Is a Transitive Dependency?
A transitive dependency is code you never chose but still ship, pulled in by the libraries you did choose. Here is why indirect dependencies dominate your attack surface.
How Snyk handles vulnerability remediation for indirect (...
How does Snyk fix vulnerabilities buried in transitive dependencies you never directly installed? A look at dependency graphs, upgrade paths, and pinning.
The .snyk Ignore File: How It Actually Works
Snyk ignore rules let teams suppress a finding without deleting it from history — here's how the .snyk file's syntax, expiry, and reason fields actually work in practice.
Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager Alternatives
Evaluating Nexus Repository Manager alternatives? A concrete look at reachability analysis, scanner fusion, auto-fix, and AI/MCP governance versus Sonatype.
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