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Secrets detection: how it works and why it matters
How secrets detection tools catch leaked keys before attackers do, why breaches like Toyota's still happen, and how Safeguard compares to Aikido Security.
May 1, 20268 min read
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Cloud misconfiguration: causes and prevention
Cloud misconfiguration causes most cloud breaches, from Capital One to Toyota. Learn its root causes, real incidents, and how Safeguard prevents it.
Apr 30, 20267 min read
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Open source license management and scanning
33% of codebases ship components with no discernible license, and Aikido's manifest-based scanning still misses vendored code and stale registry metadata. Here's what real license compliance requires.
Apr 30, 20268 min read
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Open source dependency vulnerability scanning explained
How open source vulnerability scanning works, why false positives plague tools like Aikido, and how reachability and SBOMs cut real triage time.
Apr 30, 20267 min read
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Open source security audits: what they cover
What an open source security audit actually covers versus routine SCA scanning, the frameworks that define it, real costs and timelines, and how Aikido Security's approach compares.
Apr 30, 20268 min read
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WebExtension vulnerabilities in React DevTools and Vue.js DevTools
CVE-2023-5654 and CVE-2023-5718 exposed 5M+ React and Vue devtools users to postMessage flaws. Here's how devtools extensions became supply chain risk.
Apr 28, 20267 min read
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Trivy's etcd exhaustion problem and scan reliability issues
Trivy's local vulnerability database runs on etcd's own bbolt engine, and its single-writer lock and unbounded growth cause CI scans to stall or fail.
Apr 27, 20268 min read
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Vulnerability Intelligence Platform Comparison 2026
A working comparison of vulnerability intelligence platforms in 2026, evaluating data freshness, exploit signal, AI infrastructure coverage, and integration patterns.
Apr 25, 20265 min read
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The State of Cloud Native Application Security survey
New 2026 survey data reveals a widening gap between vulnerability alert volume and remediation capacity — and what security teams say actually helps.
Apr 25, 20267 min read
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