software-supply-chain-security
Safeguard articles tagged "software-supply-chain-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Best application security testing providers ranked
Mend.io built its reputation on SCA and open source dependency scanning. Here's how Safeguard's supply chain security approach compares.
Mend.io vs Black Duck: choosing an AppSec/SCA platform
A practical, evidence-based look at how Mend.io and Black Duck approach SCA — and where Safeguard's reachability-aware scanning and SBOM tooling differ.
Application security testing types, trends, and top tools
A breakdown of the six core types of application security testing, how Mend.io's SCA-first approach compares to the broader market, and the tools and trends shaping AppSec in 2026.
Endor Labs Alternatives: Evaluating SCA and Reachability ...
A practical, verification-first comparison of Safeguard and Endor Labs on reachability methodology, ecosystem coverage, and workflow fit for SCA buyers.
Top 8 DevSecOps best practices
Log4Shell and the xz backdoor show why DevSecOps matters. Eight concrete practices — from reachability triage to auto-fix PRs — teams can implement now.
Endor Labs Pricing: What It Costs and Who It's Built For
Endor Labs doesn't publish pricing publicly. Here's what actually drives the cost, what to ask sales reps, and how Safeguard's approach compares on scope.
DevSecOps automation: principles, frameworks, and tools
A practical breakdown of DevSecOps automation frameworks — principles, standards like NIST SSDF, and the tools that turn shift-left security into a repeatable pipeline.
DevSecOps Tool Consolidation: One Platform vs Point Solut...
DevSecOps tool consolidation is reshaping security buying decisions. See how Safeguard's unified platform compares to Endor Labs' SCA-focused approach.
Secrets Detection in Source Code: What Gets Missed by Reg...
Regex-based secrets scanners miss encoded, multi-line, and historical secrets in git history. Here is what a real secrets detection tool must catch.
Malicious Package Detection: Behavioral vs Signature-Base...
A side-by-side look at signature-based malicious package detection (like Endor Labs) versus behavioral analysis, using real npm attack timelines from Shai-Hulud to chalk/debug.
Trusted Publishing for npm: Why Only 14% of Compromised P...
Only 14% of packages compromised since npm launched Trusted Publishing use it. Here's how OIDC-based publishing works, why adoption lags, and what still gets missed.
Package Firewall: Blocking Malicious Dependencies at Inst...
Malicious npm and PyPI packages are published daily. See why a package firewall that blocks at install time stops attacks that post-hoc scanners catch too late.