vulnerability-scanning
Safeguard articles tagged "vulnerability-scanning" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Safeguard vs Trivy: vulnerability scanning depth and reme...
Trivy scans fast and free, but leaves remediation to you. See how Safeguard's platform handles cross-repo correlation, prioritization, and audit-ready fix tracking.
OSS container image scanning tools compared
Trivy finds CVEs fast and free. Safeguard compares how each handles fleet-wide inventory, triage, policy enforcement, and audit evidence at scale.
What is Trivy and how it compares to other open-source sc...
Trivy is Aqua Security's free open-source scanner for containers, IaC, and dependencies. Here's how it compares to Grype, Clair, and Snyk—and where it falls short.
Free Web Security Scanners: What to Expect From the Free Tier
What a free web security scanner will and won't catch, how the free tiers of popular tools are actually limited, and when you need to pay for real coverage.
Web Scanners: How They Work and What to Use
A web scanner probes a running application for vulnerabilities the way an attacker would. Here is how the different types work and how to pick one that finds real bugs.
Website Security Scanners: How a Site Scanner Works and What to Use
A site scanner crawls a live website and probes it for security issues, from missing headers to injection flaws. Here is how the scan works and how to pick one.
npm audit vs Snyk: comparing vulnerability scanners
npm audit is free and built-in; Snyk adds reachability analysis and auto-fix PRs. Here's how they really compare on data, false positives, and supply chain attacks.
Site Security Scan: How to Check a Website for Vulnerabilities
A site security scan probes a live website for exploitable weaknesses, from injection flaws to misconfigured headers. Here is what a real scan covers and how to run one that finds something useful.
Vulnerability Scanner Software: Categories and How to Choose
Network scanners, DAST, SCA, SAST, container and cloud scanners all claim the same job. Here is what each category actually finds and how to assemble coverage without buying six consoles.
OSS Scan: How to Scan Open Source Dependencies for Vulnerabilities
An OSS scan finds known vulnerabilities in the open source packages your code depends on. Here is how the scan works, where it fits in CI, and how to act on results.
How Does SAST Work? Stages of SAST Scanning
A stage-by-stage breakdown of how SAST scanning actually works — parsing, taint analysis, false positives — with real CVEs and benchmark data.
DAST vs IAST
DAST attacks running apps from the outside; IAST watches from inside during tests. Here's how they differ, where each wins, and when to use both.
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