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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Best open source project risk scoring tools
A practical buyer's guide comparing open source project risk scoring tools like OpenSSF Scorecard, Snyk, and Sonatype on signal quality and coverage.
Prompt Injection Attack Techniques and Defenses
Prompt injection is now OWASP's #1 LLM risk, and real incidents like EchoLeak and Slack AI prove it can mean zero-click data exfiltration. Here's how it works and what stops it.
Best VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) tools
A practical buyer's guide to VEX tools: what to evaluate, and an honest look at Dependency-Track, GUAC, OpenVEX, Grype, Trivy, and Interlynk.
Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerabilities (CWE-125) Explained
How out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities (CWE-125) leak memory instead of crashing programs, why Heartbleed and Cloudbleed happened, and how to catch them in your dependencies.
Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilities (CWE-787) Explained
CWE-787 out-of-bounds write bugs let attackers corrupt memory past a buffer's limit, causing crashes or code execution. Here's how they work.
What Is a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)?
A CNA is an organization authorized to assign CVE identifiers to vulnerabilities in its scope. Here is how CNAs work and why they shape how fast a flaw becomes citable.
Improper Restriction of Operations Within Memory Bounds
CWE-119 has topped MITRE's vulnerability rankings for years, from Heartbleed to WannaCry to the 2023 libwebp zero-day. Here's why it persists and how to catch it early.
Unsafe Rust code vulnerability patterns
RustSec advisories tied to unsafe code keep climbing. Here's how unsound FFI, transmute misuse, and unchecked indexing become real exploits.
Integer Overflow and Wraparound Vulnerabilities
A single wrapped integer minted 184B bitcoin, grounded 787s, and erased $900M from a crypto token. Here's how overflow bugs work—and how Safeguard catches them first.
Best secrets management and vaulting solutions
A buyer's guide to secrets management tools: evaluation criteria plus honest comparisons of Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, CyberArk, Doppler, and Infisical.
Rust supply chain security landscape
Rust's crates.io has topped 170,000 packages and real attacks are following. Here's what's changed and how security teams should respond.
Best third-party and vendor risk management (TPRM) tools
A practical buyer's guide comparing six named third-party risk management tools — strengths, limitations, and where software supply chain visibility fills the gaps they miss.
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