software-supply-chain
Safeguard articles tagged "software-supply-chain" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Checkmarx Alternatives in 2026: An Honest Buyer's Guide
A balanced comparison of the leading Checkmarx alternatives in 2026 — Snyk, Veracode, Semgrep, SonarQube, GitHub Advanced Security, and Safeguard — with candid pros, cons, and guidance on choosing.
GitHub Code Security and CodeQL SAST scanning explained
GitHub split Advanced Security into Code Security and Secret Protection in 2025. Here's how CodeQL SAST actually works, what it misses, and how Safeguard fills the supply-chain gap.
How Copilot Autofix generates AI-powered vulnerability fi...
Copilot Autofix pairs CodeQL with an LLM to patch code-scanning alerts up to 3x faster. Here's how it works, its limits, and where supply chain risk still slips through.
Introduction to Software Supply Chain Security
Modern software is assembled from far more code than any one team writes. Software supply chain security protects every dependency, build tool, and pipeline that goes into the finished product. Here is the foundational picture.
SBOM vs SCA: What's the Difference?
An SBOM is a list of what's in your software. SCA is the practice of analyzing that list for risk. One is an artifact; the other is an activity.
Securing AI-Generated Code: A Practical 2026 Guide
AI now writes a large share of the code shipping to production, and it reproduces the same insecure patterns humans do — at machine speed. Here is how to keep AI-authored code from becoming your next incident.
GitHub repo confusion and malware repositories
Fake GitHub repos with forged stars and AI-written READMEs are stealing crypto and credentials. Here's how repo confusion attacks actually work.
Inside the GitHub Advisory Database: how vulnerability re...
How vulnerability records actually get into the GitHub Advisory Database — curation, CNA status, GHAS enrichment, and the gaps in severity and version data teams should watch for.
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps: general availa...
GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps hit GA on June 1, 2023 at $49/committer/month. Here's what it covers, what it misses, and how Safeguard fills the gaps.
Dependabot security updates and automated dependency pull...
Dependabot opens patch PRs from known CVEs, but backlogs pile up and malicious packages slip through. Here's what it misses versus GitHub Advanced Security.
Dependabot malware detection in open source packages
Dependabot catches known vulnerabilities, not injected malware. Here's how GitHub Advanced Security handles malicious packages — and where the gaps remain.
False positives vs. false negatives in security scanning
False positives waste engineering time; false negatives cause breaches. A verifiable, metrics-based look at how Safeguard and Checkmarx approach scan accuracy.