SBOM & Compliance
CycloneDX 1.7 New Features Reviewed
CycloneDX 1.7 brings richer ML-BOM, better attestations, and VEX tightening. A practical review of what changed and what it means for your SBOM pipeline.
Apr 5, 20266 min read
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What Is Ethical Hacking? A Practical Security Guide
Ethical hacking is authorized, scoped testing that finds weaknesses before criminals do. Here is how it works, what the phases are, and where it fits alongside automated scanning.
Apr 5, 20265 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
Why SLSA Level 3 Matters (and Level 4 Usually Doesn't)
SLSA Level 3 gives you verifiable build provenance that satisfies CISA M-22-18 and EO 14028. Level 4 adds hermetic builds most teams will never need.
Apr 5, 20268 min read
Application Security
What is Secure Code Review
Secure code review finds exploitable flaws in source code before they ship. Here's what it actually checks, how it differs from SAST, and when it should happen.
Apr 5, 20266 min read
Vulnerabilities
XXE Attack Walkthroughs: What a Good Demo Actually Shows
Most XXE video walkthroughs stop at proof-of-concept file reads — here's what a genuinely useful one covers, plus the Java fix that actually closes the hole.
Apr 5, 20265 min read
AI Security
Prompt Injection in RAG: Indirect Attacks
A senior engineer's breakdown of indirect prompt injection in RAG pipelines, how real attacks land through retrieved content, and what actually reduces exposure.
Apr 5, 20267 min read
Buyer's Guides
Best Python Docker image: top options compared
Chainguard ships minimal, signed Python images. Safeguard verifies and monitors whichever base image you run. Here's how the two approaches compare.
Apr 5, 20268 min read
Supply Chain
When to Fork an Abandoned Dependency
Forking looks like a one-time action but is really a multi-year maintenance commitment. Here is a decision framework for when a fork beats patching, vendoring, or replacing.
Apr 5, 20266 min read
AppSec
Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities: How They're Exploited
A use-after-free exploit turns a dangling pointer into arbitrary code execution — here's how the bug class works, why it still dominates browser and kernel CVEs, and how to catch it before release.
Apr 5, 20266 min read
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