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JavaScript SHA256: How to Hash Correctly and Securely
How to compute SHA256 in JavaScript with the Web Crypto API, plus what SHA256 is safe for, what it is not, and the mistakes that turn hashing into a vulnerability.
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Snyk CTF: What Fetch the Flag Is and How to Prepare
The Snyk CTF, branded Fetch the Flag, is a free annual capture-the-flag competition. Here is what the challenges look like and how to get ready for one.
Feb 24, 20256 min read
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CVSS v4: What Changed and Why It Matters
CVSS v4 reworks how vulnerability severity is scored, dropping the confusing Scope metric and adding finer-grained inputs. Here is what actually changed from v3.1.
Feb 24, 20256 min read
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How to Check a Website for Vulnerabilities: A Practical Guide
A hands-on walkthrough of how to check a website for vulnerabilities, from passive header checks to authenticated dynamic scanning, and how to read the results.
Feb 24, 20255 min read
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How to Set Up a Secure Source Code Repository
What makes a source code repository secure, from access control and secret scanning to branch protection and dependency review, with practical defaults.
Feb 24, 20256 min read
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What Does CWE Stand For? Common Weakness Enumeration Explained
CWE stands for Common Weakness Enumeration, a community catalog of software and hardware weakness types. Here is what it is and how it differs from CVE.
Feb 24, 20255 min read
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Public Cloud Security: A Practical Guide to Protecting Workloads
Public cloud security is a shared responsibility, and most breaches trace back to the customer's half of that split rather than a failure by the cloud provider.
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CVE Vulnerability Database: How the CVE and NVD System Actually Works
What the CVE vulnerability database is, how MITRE and the NVD divide the work, what a CVE record contains, and how to use it without drowning in noise.
Feb 20, 20256 min read
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CVE-2024-22234: The Spring Security Access Control Bypass Explained
CVE-2024-22234 is a broken access control flaw in Spring Security where isFullyAuthenticated returns true for a null authentication. Here is how it works and how to fix it.
Feb 20, 20255 min read
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