Infrastructure Security
Ansible playbook security scanning
Hardcoded secrets, unrestricted become, and injection-prone shell tasks turn Ansible playbooks into a single point of compromise across every host they touch.
Jun 17, 20267 min read
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NIST SP 800-53 control mapping for AppSec
How NIST SP 800-53's SA, RA, and SR control families map to modern AppSec — and where legacy scanners like Veracode leave supply-chain evidence gaps.
Jun 17, 20267 min read
Infrastructure Security
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) explained
CSPM explained: what it checks, why Gartner created the category in 2019, how it differs from CWPP/CNAPP, and why raw findings alone don't stop breaches.
Jun 17, 20267 min read
Compliance
SOC 2 Type II reporting for AppSec vendors and buyers
A SOC 2 Type II badge isn't enough due diligence for AppSec vendors. Here's what to actually check in the report—scope, exceptions, and subservice carve-outs—before you trust one.
Jun 17, 20268 min read
Infrastructure Security
Cloud misconfiguration as the top cause of cloud breaches
Capital One, Toyota, and a single Azure endpoint that leaked 65,000 companies' data all trace back to one root cause: cloud misconfiguration.
Jun 17, 20267 min read
Compliance
Why a Customer Trust Center matters for vendor risk reviews
Vendor security reviews stall without a live trust center. See what appsec teams check, how Veracode approaches transparency, and how Safeguard's trust center speeds reviews.
Jun 17, 20267 min read
Industry Events
DEF CON 34 Preview: Agentic AI Security Takes Center Stage at Hacker Summer Camp
DEF CON 34 lands in Las Vegas August 6-9, 2026 under the theme 'Agency' — a deliberate nod to agentic AI. Here is what to watch, why it matters, and how to prepare before you board the plane.
Jun 16, 20267 min read
Supply Chain Security
eBPF Rootkits Go Mainstream: Inside IronWorm and the Kernel-Level Turn in Supply Chain Malware
IronWorm shipped a kernel-level eBPF rootkit inside dozens of npm packages, hiding the very processes your security tools rely on seeing. Here is what changed, and how to detect kernel-level supply chain malware before it blinds you.
Jun 16, 20267 min read
Infrastructure Security
Securing Infrastructure as Code in GitOps workflows
GitOps auto-applies every merged Terraform and Kubernetes change within minutes. Here's how CVE-2022-24348 and CVE-2025-30066 show why PR-time IaC checks are non-negotiable.
Jun 16, 20267 min read
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