security-testing
Safeguard articles tagged "security-testing" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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A Scanner's Scope Guard Belongs in Code, Not in a Config File
The difference between a security test and an unauthorised attack is permission on the target. If that boundary is a setting, then a typo, a redirect or a merged config is all it takes to cross it.
Authenticated DAST: Getting Past the Login Without Wrecking the App
Most of an application is behind a session, so an unauthenticated scan tests the login page and the marketing footer. Getting in is the easy half — staying in, and not clicking Delete Account, is the rest.
Recall Is Easy. Your SAST Tool's Real Metric Is the Mute Rate
Any scanner can find every vulnerability by flagging everything. The number that decides whether a tool survives contact with a development team is how often it is wrong.
Running the OWASP Benchmark Against Your Own SAST Engine
A scanner with no measured accuracy is a scanner with claimed accuracy. Wiring up the OWASP Benchmark gives you one number that survives scrutiny — and usually finds a crash on the way.
Your DAST Scanner Was Built to Crawl Links. Your Application Doesn't Have Any.
Classic DAST discovers attack surface by following hyperlinks. In an estate of APIs and serverless functions there is nothing to crawl, so the scan completes, reports clean, and covers little.
Hacking Software: What It Is and How Defenders Use It Legally
Hacking software is the category of programs used to test and break into systems. Used with authorization, it is how security teams find their own weaknesses first.
VAPT Tools: The Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Toolkit
VAPT tools are the software used to run vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Here is what belongs in the toolkit, how the categories differ, and how to pick the right tool for the job.
Red team vs. blue team fundamentals: how to structure the exercise
MITRE ATT&CK went public in May 2015 to give red and blue teams a shared language — most organizations still run the two in total isolation.
Dynamic Scanning, Explained for Engineers Who Aren't Security Specialists
Dynamic scanning tests a running application the way an attacker would, by sending it requests and watching what comes back. Here's what that actually involves and when it's the right tool.
Security Regression Testing: Make Sure Fixed Vulnerabilities Stay Fixed
A vulnerability you patched last quarter that quietly comes back this quarter is worse than one you never fixed — because you thought it was handled. Here is how to build security regression testing that keeps fixes fixed.
DAST Tools List: The Dynamic Application Security Scanners That Matter
A practical DAST tools list for 2025: the open source and commercial scanners worth knowing, what each is good at, and how to fit DAST into your pipeline.
How Do You Run a Vulnerability Test? A Practical Guide
A vulnerability test is a systematic check of a system for known security weaknesses. Here is what it involves, the types available, and how to run one that produces action instead of a wall of findings.
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