sca
Safeguard articles tagged "sca" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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semver (npm) Security Guide (2026)
semver is the version-parsing library at the heart of npm itself — and a single ReDoS CVE in its range parser turned this universal dependency into one of the most widely flagged advisories in the JavaScript ecosystem.
False Positives in Security Scanning FAQ
Why security scanners produce so many false positives, what actually counts as one, and how reachability analysis and context reduce the noise. A practical FAQ.
Sonatype Nexus Alternatives in 2026: An Honest Buyer's Guide
A balanced comparison of the leading Sonatype Nexus alternatives in 2026 — JFrog, Snyk, Mend, Black Duck, Cloudsmith, and Safeguard — with candid pros, cons, and a framework for choosing.
Transitive Dependency Risk Explained: The Code You Never Chose
Transitive dependencies are the packages your dependencies pull in, and they make up most of your codebase. Here is why they are risky and how to manage them.
Understanding Open Source Security Risk
Open source powers nearly every modern application, but the code you inherit brings risks you did not write. This guide explains where open source risk comes from, how it reaches your product, and how to manage it without abandoning the ecosystem.
Mend Alternatives in 2026: An Honest Buyer's Guide
A balanced comparison of the top Mend alternatives in 2026 — Snyk, Sonatype, Black Duck, Endor Labs, Dependabot, and Safeguard — with candid pros, cons, and guidance on choosing.
Vulnerability Management FAQ: Process, Tooling, and SLAs
What vulnerability management actually involves — discovery, triage, prioritization, remediation, and verification — answered as a practical FAQ for security and engineering teams.
Scala Security Best Practices: JVM Supply Chain, Deserialization, and Framework CVEs
Scala's expressive type system does nothing about the JVM attack surface underneath it. Log4Shell, Jackson gadget chains, and Spark's command-injection CVE all reach Scala code directly.
Log4j Security Guide (2026)
Log4j is the most widely deployed Java logging library — and the source of Log4Shell, the defining supply-chain vulnerability of the decade. Here is how to run it safely in 2026.
minimist Security Guide (2026)
minimist is the tiny argument parser buried under a huge slice of the npm ecosystem — and two prototype-pollution CVEs made this 'harmless' 100-line library one of the most widely flagged transitive dependencies in JavaScript.
Sonatype vs JFrog Xray: A Neutral Comparison for 2026
Sonatype and JFrog Xray both secure the software supply chain from the artifact repository outward, but they anchor to different platforms and philosophies. An honest side-by-side, plus a third option.
Supply Chain Attacks FAQ: 2026 Threats Explained
Answers to the most common questions about software supply chain attacks in 2026 — how they work, famous examples, the main techniques, and how to defend against them.
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