static-analysis
Safeguard articles tagged "static-analysis" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Choosing a Code Analysis Tool: A Practical Security Guide
What a code analysis tool actually does, how static source code analysis differs from dependency scanning, and how to pick one that finds real bugs instead of noise.
What Is Checkmarx Used For? A Practical Overview
Checkmarx is used mainly for static application security testing (SAST): scanning source code for vulnerabilities early in development. Here is what it does and how teams actually use it.
Checkmarx Tutorial: A Practical Guide to Getting Started
A hands-on Checkmarx tutorial covering what the platform scans, how to run your first SAST scan, triaging results, and wiring the CLI into CI.
Automated Code Analysis: Finding Bugs and Vulnerabilities Before They Ship
Automated code analysis scans your code for bugs, security flaws, and quality issues without running it — or by running it in controlled ways. Here is how the techniques differ and where each fits.
Reachability Analysis in 2025: Separating Exploitable Vulnerabilities from Noise
Reachability analysis determines whether a vulnerable function is actually called by your application. The technology has matured from research concept to production tool. Here is how it works and where it falls short.
How to Choose a Python Code Checker for Secure Code
A Python code checker is more than a linter. Here is how the layers fit together, which open-source tools do what, and where online checkers help and hurt.
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.
Why Traditional SAST Tools Struggle to Analyze Agentic Co...
Agentic codebases build call graphs at runtime, defeating static analysis. Here's why SAST tools miss prompt injection and tool-schema risks—and how Safeguard closes the gap.
Code Complexity Analysis as a Security Signal, Not Just a Metric
Code complexity analysis measures how tangled your code is, and that number predicts where bugs and vulnerabilities hide. How to measure it and act on it.
JavaScript Checker: How to Scan JavaScript Code for Bugs and Vulnerabilities
A JavaScript checker can mean a linter, a type checker, or a security scanner, and you want all three. Here is what each catches and how to wire them into one pipeline.
Secure Code Analysis: How to Find Bugs Before They Ship
Secure code analysis combines static, dependency, and dynamic techniques. Here is what each one finds, where they overlap, and how to build an analysis pipeline developers won't route around.
Checkmarx Supported Languages: What CxSAST Can Actually Scan
Checkmarx supports 35+ programming languages and 80+ frameworks for static analysis. Here is how its language coverage works and what to check before buying.
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