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Best Practices

Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption in Python: A Practical Guide

One key or two? A working comparison of Fernet and RSA in Python's cryptography library — with the OAEP-vs-PKCS1v15 mistake that still causes padding-oracle bugs.

Jul 8, 20267 min read
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6 free GitHub security settings every maintainer should e...

GitHub Advanced Security costs per committer, but six free GitHub repository security settings — from 2FA to secret scanning — already stop most real-world supply chain attacks.

Jul 1, 20267 min read
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Reducing false positives in security scanning

Most security scan findings never warrant action. Here's why scanners over-alert, what it costs teams, how Aikido's consolidation approach compares, and what actually cuts false positives.

May 4, 20267 min read
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What is AI-native SAST vs AI-augmented SAST?

AI SAST isn't one thing. Aikido bolts AI onto a rule-based Semgrep fork; AI-native tools use AI as the detection engine itself. Here's the real difference.

May 3, 20269 min read
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Why EDR and proxy tools won't stop supply chain malware

EDR and network proxies were built to watch endpoints and traffic, not evaluate what a dependency does before it runs — here's why that gap keeps letting supply chain malware through.

May 3, 20268 min read
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SBOMs in 2026: why most organizations generate them but d...

SBOM generation surged ahead of 2026 compliance deadlines, but most SBOMs sit unused after release. Here's why adoption without action still leaves risk unmanaged.

May 3, 20267 min read
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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
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How AI pentesting works and where it fits alongside SAST/...

AI pentesting explained: how autonomous agents test live apps, how it differs from SAST/DAST and Aikido's bolt-on approach, and where Safeguard fits in.

May 2, 20268 min read
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Vulnerability Management Dashboard Blueprint 2026

A 2026 blueprint for vulnerability management dashboards: which metrics belong on executive, manager, and engineer views, and how to avoid the common failure modes.

Apr 28, 20266 min read
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