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Safeguard articles tagged "vulnerability-scanning" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

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Application Security

What is Penetration Testing

Penetration testing simulates real attacks to prove exploitability, not just list CVEs. Here's how it works, what it costs, and how often it's required.

Apr 13, 20268 min read
Application Security

What is Vulnerability Scanning

Vulnerability scanning automatically checks code, dependencies, and infra against known-flaw databases like the NVD. Here's how it works and why reachability matters.

Apr 13, 20267 min read
Application Security

What is a Vulnerability Assessment

A vulnerability assessment finds and ranks security weaknesses at scale — here's how it differs from a pentest, its five-step process, and reporting essentials.

Apr 13, 20268 min read
Security

Vulnerability Checker: How to Scan Your Code and Websites for Flaws

What a vulnerability checker does, the different kinds (dependency, website, container), and how to choose and use one to actually reduce risk rather than generate noise.

Apr 11, 20266 min read
AI Security

Anthropic's Mythos Vulnerability Scanner: An Honest Assessment of Strengths, Weaknesses, and Reasons to Be Cautious

Anthropic's Mythos model is generating buzz for AI-powered vulnerability detection. We break down what it does well, where it struggles, and why security teams should approach the results with healthy skepticism.

Apr 10, 202613 min read
AI Security

The Limits of Single-Model Vulnerability Scanning: A Technical Analysis of the Mythos Approach

Anthropic's Mythos model claims to find vulnerabilities in open-source code using a single LLM. We analyze where this approach falls short and why production-grade zero-day discovery requires Safeguard's Multi-Agent TAOR Deep Think AI Engine.

Apr 10, 202610 min read
AI Security

Why LLM-Based Vulnerability Scanning Needs More Than a Single Model

Large language models are being used to find vulnerabilities in open-source code. But a single model, no matter how capable, isn't enough. Here's why multi-agent orchestration, structured CWE analysis, and deep context matter more than model size.

Apr 10, 202611 min read
AppSec

How to Scan Source Code for Vulnerabilities: A Practical Guide

Scanning source code means running automated analysis over your repository to find security flaws before they reach production. Here is how to do it well.

Apr 7, 20267 min read
AppSec

How to Scan Websites for Security Issues

A practical walkthrough of how to scan websites for common vulnerabilities, which tools fit which job, and how to turn scan output into fixes.

Apr 3, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Management

A guide to modern vulnerability scanning

Scanners disagree, CVE volume is exploding, and hardened base images solve only one layer. Here's how modern vulnerability scanning actually works — and where prioritization beats raw CVE counts.

Apr 3, 20268 min read
Compliance

FedRAMP vulnerability scanning requirements explained

FedRAMP mandates monthly vulnerability scans and 30-day remediation windows. Here's what Rev 5 requires, and why minimal images like Chainguard's don't exempt you.

Apr 1, 20267 min read
Container Security

Docker image security fundamentals (quick-start guide)

A practical guide to docker image security: how vulnerabilities hide in base images, common misconfigurations, how scanning works, and a five-step quick-start checklist.

Mar 27, 20268 min read

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