Black Duck Software Explained: SCA, BDSA, and Independence from Synopsys
Black Duck software is one of the oldest names in software composition analysis, now an independent company again after spinning out of Synopsys in 2024. Here is what it does.
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Black Duck software is one of the oldest names in software composition analysis, now an independent company again after spinning out of Synopsys in 2024. Here is what it does.
A source code analyzer reads your code without running it to find bugs and security flaws early. Here is how it works, what it catches, and how to run one without drowning in noise.
Shai-Hulud's November 2025 second wave hit npm via a Bun-based worm, stealing cloud creds and re-publishing trojanized packages at scale.
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Dependabot flags known vulnerabilities in dependencies; CodeQL finds flaws in your own code. Here's how the two differ inside GitHub Advanced Security.
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CodeQL's default setup is fast but limited; advanced setup adds control but more YAML to maintain. Here's how the two compare, and where Safeguard fits in.
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