Vulnerability Analysis
Zip Slip: archive extraction path traversal explained
Zip Slip lets malicious archives write files outside their extraction folder via ../ paths — how it works, real CVEs, and how to detect and fix it.
May 3, 20267 min read
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What Is a Vulnerability in Cyber Security? A Plain-English Guide
A vulnerability in cyber security is a weakness an attacker can exploit. Here is how vulnerabilities differ from threats and risks, and how teams find and fix them.
May 3, 20265 min read
Best Practices
Everybody's shipping code they can't read (AI-generated c...
AI coding assistants ship code fast, but studies show nearly half contains vulnerabilities, hallucinated packages, and leaked secrets nobody reviewed.
May 3, 20267 min read
DevSecOps
Terraform Definition: What It Is, in Plain English
A clear Terraform definition for engineers, plus what the tool actually does, how state works, and where the security responsibilities sit.
May 2, 20265 min read
AppSec
Static Code Scan: How SAST Finds Bugs Before They Ship
A static code scan analyzes source without running it, catching injection, secrets, and unsafe patterns early. Here is what it can and cannot see, and how to wire one into CI.
May 2, 20266 min read
Compliance
Software Licensing Options Explained: A Security and Compliance Guide
Your software licensing options fall into a handful of families, and each one carries obligations that show up in audits. Here is how to read a license before it reads you.
May 2, 20266 min read
AppSec
Snyk Secret Scanning: How It Detects Hardcoded Secrets
Snyk secret scanning finds hardcoded credentials in your code as part of Snyk Code's SAST engine and, more recently, through the dedicated Snyk Secrets product. Here is what each covers and where the gaps are.
May 2, 20266 min read
Security
Security in Agile Development: A Practical Guide
Security in agile development works when it moves at sprint speed instead of blocking releases. Here is how to embed AppSec into backlogs, PRs, and pipelines without killing velocity.
May 2, 20266 min read
AppSec
An SCA Tools List That Matches How You Actually Ship
A candid SCA tools list for teams that need dependency and license scanning wired into CI, covering open-source scanners and commercial platforms and how to tell them apart.
May 2, 20265 min read
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