Kubernetes Security
Best practices for securing Kubernetes ConfigMaps
ConfigMaps store plaintext in etcd with no size guardrail beyond 1 MiB — teams that drop credentials in them expose secrets to a far bigger RBAC audience.
Jul 13, 20266 min read
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Security compliance frameworks cheat sheet: SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA
SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS 4.0, and HIPAA share roughly the same engineering controls — build them once and stop re-implementing access control four times.
Jul 13, 20267 min read
Application Security
XPath injection: how it happens and how to stop it in Java, .NET, and PHP
A 2024 GeoServer flaw showed unsanitized input reaching an XPath evaluator can mean remote code execution, not just data leakage. Here's how to prevent it.
Jul 13, 20266 min read
Open Source
Gold Open Source: A Free Directory for the Whole Supply Chain — Now in Your Browser
Gold Open Source is Safeguard's free, no-login directory of security-verified open-source software. It now covers AI models, MCP servers, agent skills, chip manufacturers, and the full MITRE ATT&CK framework — and ships as a Chrome extension.
Jul 12, 20263 min read
Vulnerability Management
Text4Shell deep dive: how CVE-2022-42889 turned string formatting into RCE
CVSS 9.8. Apache Commons Text 1.5–1.9 ran attacker strings through a script interpolator by default — here's the root cause and the fix.
Jul 12, 20266 min read
Cloud Security
The 2026 AWS Security Checklist: Account, IAM, Network, and Data Controls
One SSRF call against an unpatched WAF and a permissive IAM role were enough to expose 106 million Capital One records in 2019 — here's the checklist that stops it.
Jul 12, 20267 min read
DevSecOps
Building security programs with limited headcount
The developer-to-security ratio is roughly 100:1. A framework for scaling AppSec impact through automation and enablement when hiring isn't the answer.
Jul 12, 20266 min read
Container Security
Choosing a secure Node.js Docker base image
A stock node:18 image ships at roughly 940MB with 100-200 tracked CVEs; distroless variants land 80% smaller with 0-2. Here's the real tradeoff.
Jul 12, 20267 min read
Best Practices
Security considerations for authenticating CLI tools through corporate proxies
Two 2026 curl CVEs show proxy credentials leaking across redirects and reused connections — plus why .npmrc still stores proxy passwords in plaintext.
Jul 12, 20266 min read
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