secure-sdlc
Safeguard articles tagged "secure-sdlc" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
29 articles
Secure SDLC: A Practical Guide to Embedding Security Gates in Every Phase
NIST finalized the Secure Software Development Framework in February 2022, yet most teams still bolt security on at release. Here's where the gates actually belong.
The secure SDLC implementation guide: gates for every phase
NIST's SSDF names four practice groups, but most teams bolt security onto one phase. Here's how to gate design, code, build, and release instead.
How to validate AI-generated autofix suggestions before you merge them
319 LLM patches for 64 real CVEs were graded in 2026: only 24.8% were both secure and functional. Speed without validation just merges bugs faster.
Guardrails for AI Coding Assistants in the SDLC
45% of AI-generated code samples in Veracode's 2025 test of 100+ LLMs contained OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities — here's how to gate it before merge.
Software Supply Chain Security for Product Security Teams
Product security teams own the security of what ships and stays shipped. Here is how to embed supply chain controls across the SDLC, run PSIRT for third-party CVEs, and manage security debt in released products without owning every repo yourself.
What Is a Secure SDLC (Secure Software Development Lifecycle)?
A Secure SDLC embeds security activities into every phase of software development — from planning to production — instead of bolting a security review on at the end. Here's what each phase looks like and how to build one.
The Security Development Lifecycle (SDL): A Working Guide
The SDL turned security from a pre-release audit into a discipline applied at every phase of building software. What the lifecycle actually contains, where it came from, and how to run it without a Microsoft-sized team.
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) security
A secure SDLC needs more than periodic scans. See where Veracode's upload-and-scan model leaves supply chain gaps, and how continuous, provenance-aware security closes them.
How to Write an Application Security Policy Teams Actually Follow
An application security policy only works if engineers can act on it. Here's how to write one that sets clear requirements, maps to real controls, and does not become shelfware.
Checkmarx SAST: How It Works, What It Scans, and Where It Fits
Checkmarx SAST is a static application security testing engine that finds flaws in your source code without running it. Here is how it works, what it scans, and how to fit it into a pipeline.
AI Code Detector: How It Works and Where It Fails
An AI code detector estimates whether source code was machine-generated. Here is how these tools work, why they misfire, and where security teams should and should not rely on them.
SDLC Security Best Practices for Every Phase
SDLC security best practices mapped to each phase of development — from threat modeling in design to dependency scanning in CI and monitoring in production.
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