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OSS Vulnerabilities: How to Identify, Manage, and Prevent Open-Source Risk

Modern apps are often powered by open-source software (OSS), which allows users to freely use, modify, and distribute it. Because OSS programs are so flexible and budget-friendly, most applications naturally contain hundreds of third-party open-source depende...

Risk Management Industry AppSec

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SBOM Reports: What to Include and How to Use Them

An SBOM report, short for Software Bill of Materials, is a structured inventory of every component in a software application, including: For DevSecOps teams, security engineers, and compliance officers, an SBOM report is the foundation of software supply chai...

DevSecOps Industry AppSec

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Application Vulnerability Testing: Methods, Tools, and Best Practices

Every application you deploy is a potential entry point for attackers. Without systematic testing, vulnerabilities accumulate across your codebase, third-party components, and runtime environments. Application vulnerability testing identifies these security w...

Industry AppSec Software Testing

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OWASP Top 10 AI Vulnerabilities Explained

The OWASP Top 10 AI vulnerabilities are a commonly searched phrase for guidance on security risks in LLMs and generative AI systems. Originally launched as the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications (LLMs), the initiative later expanded into the b...

Thought Leadership Industry AppSec

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How to Prevent Reverse Shell Attacks: Detection, Defense, and Best Practices

How to Prevent Reverse Shell Attacks: Detection, Defense, and Best Practices TL;DR: A reverse shell attack happens when an attacker uses your system to initiate an outbound connection back to their remote machine, giving them interactive shell access (a remot...

Industry AppSec Thought Leadership

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SBOM Best Practices: Building Accurate Software Bills of Materials

Few modern software products are built entirely from scratch. Instead, they rely on a foundation of open-source libraries, third-party components, and proprietary code. This presents a unique problem: developers and stakeholders need a clear view of what exte...

DevSecOps Industry AppSec

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SAST vs. SCA: Understanding the Key Differences in Code Security Testing

Modern application security depends on understanding what’s in your code, both the source code you write and the third-party components you rely on. As software development accelerates and organizations adopt DevSecOps practices, teams face rising pressure to...

Industry AppSec Thought Leadership

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Code Vulnerabilities: What They Are and How to Stop Them

In today’s world, where most of our lives revolve around apps and software, a single flaw in an application’s codebase can wreak havoc. These flaws, called code vulnerabilities, can serve as entry points for bad actors to access sensitive data or ...

Industry AppSec Thought Leadership

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Software Composition Analysis (SCA) for Open-Source Security

If you want to know what SCA is and how it can help with your development, we’ve created a guide to scanning your application.

Software Testing DevSecOps Industry AppSec

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SBOM Standards: Complete Guide to Software Bill of Materials

TL;DR: Three SBOM standards serve different purposes. CycloneDX prioritizes vulnerability tracking with native VEX support. SPDX focuses on licensing compliance and has broader tool adoption. SWID is an IT asset management term used only for specific fed...

DevSecOps Industry AppSec

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What Is Code Analysis? Complete Guide to SAST, DAST, SCA (and Why Developers Need It)

Code analysis is an automated process that scans source code to detect issues, enabling developers to identify and address problems early. Integrated at every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), code analysis enhances software quality, helps s...

Thought Leadership Industry AppSec