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Application Security

How modern SAST engines model data flow and taint tracking

Linters flag every eval() call; SAST tools flag the two an attacker can reach. Here's how taint tracking works, and what it costs in precision and compute.

Jul 11, 20266 min read
Application Security

Why assert is not a security control in Python

Run Python with -O and every assert statement vanishes from the bytecode — including the ones guarding auth checks and input validation.

Jul 11, 20266 min read
Application Security

The Python code review security checklist: eval, pickle, and shell=True

Bandit ships named checks for eval, pickle, and shell=True — B307, B301, B602 — yet these three smells still slip past manual review into production Python.

Jul 11, 20266 min read
Application Security

React security best practices: stopping XSS, dangerouslySetInnerHTML, and dependency risk

React auto-escapes JSX text by default, but dangerouslySetInnerHTML, href injection, and a 500-package npm worm show where that protection stops.

Jul 11, 20266 min read
Application Security

Reverse shell attack mechanics and detection

Reverse shells flip the direction of the connection so outbound firewall rules never fire — here is how they work and the signals that catch them anyway.

Jul 11, 20266 min read
Application Security

Robust URL Validation in Python: Stopping SSRF and Open Redirects

One misparsed IP string cost Capital One 106 million records. Here's how to validate URLs in Python without repeating that mistake.

Jul 11, 20266 min read
Application Security

Building an authenticated, TLS-secured WebSocket server in Python

WebSockets skip same-origin checks by default — CWE-1385 exists because of it. Here's how to build one in Python with origin checks, TLS, and rate limits.

Jul 11, 20266 min read
Application Security

The most common C++ vulnerability classes, and the tooling that catches them

Memory-safety bugs account for roughly 70% of high-severity CVEs in large C/C++ codebases at Microsoft and Google. Here's why, and what actually stops them.

Jul 11, 20267 min read
Application Security

How to Discover Shadow and Undocumented APIs Before Attackers Do

A single undocumented API endpoint exposed 10 million Optus records in 2022. Here's how to find shadow APIs in production and assess their real exposure.

Jul 10, 20266 min read
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