web-security
Safeguard articles tagged "web-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Content Security Policy (CSP) Explained (2026)
A Content Security Policy is your last line of defense against XSS. Here is how CSP works, why nonce-based strict policies beat allowlists, and how to deploy one without breaking your app.
Best DAST Tools in 2026: An Honest Buyer's Guide
A balanced 2026 comparison of the leading dynamic application security testing tools — OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Invicti, Rapid7 InsightAppSec, StackHawk, and Bright — with an honest look at where Safeguard fits.
HTTP Security Headers Explained (2026)
HTTP security headers are the cheapest defense-in-depth you can ship. Here is what each one does, the values to set in 2026, and how to verify they are actually present.
SMTP Injection (Email Header Injection): Prevention Guide
A contact form that builds emails from user input can be turned into a spam relay or a phishing generator through SMTP header injection. Here's how the attack works and how to neutralize it.
SSRF Prevention in Go: Blocking Metadata, Redirects, and DNS Rebinding
A single unvalidated URL passed to net/http can hand an attacker your cloud metadata credentials. Here's how SSRF actually works against Go services — and the DialContext-level defense that stops it.
ASP.NET Core Security Checklist for Production
A production-ready ASP.NET Core security checklist covering authentication, headers, HTTPS, antiforgery, rate limiting, and data protection, with the exact configuration for .NET 8 and .NET 9.
Express.js Security Guide (2026)
Express is the default web framework for Node.js — and a small, deep dependency tree that has produced open-redirect, XSS, and ReDoS CVEs. Here is how to run Express safely in 2026.
What is Insecure Deserialization? A Developer's Guide
Insecure deserialization turns a trusted data-loading routine into a remote code execution primitive. Learn how gadget chains work and how to deserialize untrusted data safely.
Flask Security Best Practices for 2026
Flask is minimal by design, which means the security decisions Django makes for you are decisions you own. Here is how to make them correctly.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS): A Prevention Guide
XSS lets an attacker run their JavaScript in your users' browsers — stealing sessions, rewriting pages, and pivoting to account takeover. This guide covers the three XSS types and the defenses that actually hold.
Django Security Best Practices for 2026
Django ships with strong defaults, but misconfigured settings, raw ORM queries, and unpinned dependencies still cause real breaches. Here is the checklist that matters.
What is SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)?
Server-side request forgery tricks your own backend into making attacker-chosen requests — often against internal systems it should never reach. Here's how SSRF works and how to shut it down.