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SAST Scanners: How They Work and Which One to Use
SAST scanners read your source code to find vulnerabilities without running it. Here is how the main open-source and commercial options compare in practice.
May 18, 20267 min read
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Online Vulnerability Scan: How to Test Your App on the Web
What an online vulnerability scan actually checks, how hosted scanners differ from installed tools, and how to run one without breaking your production site.
May 18, 20265 min read
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Java Vulnerability Scanner: How It Works and What to Use
A Java vulnerability scanner inspects your dependencies, bytecode, and running app for known CVEs and insecure patterns. Here is how each type works.
May 17, 20265 min read
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Synk SAST (Snyk Code): A Practical Guide to Snyk's Static Analysis
Searching for 'Synk SAST' usually means Snyk Code, Snyk's static application security testing tool. Here is what it does, how it works, and where it fits in your pipeline.
May 16, 20266 min read
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Python Pickle: Reading, Writing, and Why It Is a Security Risk
How to pickle an object in Python and read a pickle file back, and the reason the standard library itself warns you never to unpickle data you did not produce.
May 16, 20267 min read
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Security Plugins for CMS and App Platforms: What They Actually Do
A security plugin can harden a CMS meaningfully, but it can't fix a vulnerable core install or a poorly coded theme — it's a layer, not a replacement for patching.
May 16, 20265 min read
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Blind SQL Injection: A Practical Cheat Sheet
This blind sql injection cheat sheet covers how boolean-based and time-based blind attacks actually work, why they succeed against apps with no visible error output, and how to close them off.
May 16, 20266 min read
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Application Layer Security: What It Covers (and What It Doesn't)
Application layer security protects the code, logic, and APIs at the top of the OSI stack, but it's easy to confuse it with network or infrastructure security controls that solve a different problem.
May 16, 20265 min read
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Application Vulnerability Testing Methods, Compared
Application vulnerability testing spans static analysis, dynamic testing, dependency scanning, and manual review — each catches a different slice of application security vulnerabilities, and none covers all of them alone.
May 15, 20266 min read
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