Incident Analysis
PHP Git server compromise incident (2021)
In 2021, attackers pushed a hidden RCE backdoor into PHP's own source repo under forged maintainer names — a supply chain near-miss worth revisiting.
Jul 12, 20268 min read
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Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA/IDOR) in APIs
BOLA/IDOR has topped the OWASP API Security Top 10 since 2019. Here's how USPS, Peloton, and Parler got breached by it—and how to catch it before you do.
Jul 12, 20268 min read
Buyer's Guides
Best git commit signing and repository integrity tools
A buyer's guide to git commit signing tools -- GPG, SSH signing, Sigstore, gittuf, and more -- compared honestly for real repository integrity verification.
Jul 12, 20268 min read
Incident Analysis
Colors.js and Faker.js maintainer sabotage incident
In January 2022, colors.js and faker.js maintainer Marak Squires sabotaged his own packages, breaking thousands of builds—no compromise required.
Jul 12, 20267 min read
Industry Analysis
Broken Object Property Level Authorization (BOPLA)
BOPLA (OWASP API3:2023) lets APIs correctly check object access while leaking or accepting the wrong fields. Real breaches show why it's so hard to catch.
Jul 12, 20267 min read
DevSecOps
Best DevSecOps platforms for shift-left security
A fair, no-hype comparison of DevSecOps platforms — GitLab, GitHub, Snyk, Wiz, JFrog, and Checkmarx — plus what to evaluate for real shift-left security.
Jul 12, 20268 min read
Incident Analysis
node-ipc protestware incident
How a trusted maintainer turned node-ipc into "protestware," why transitive dependencies hid the blast radius, and what SBOM visibility could have prevented.
Jul 12, 20267 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
Industry Analysis
Broken Function Level Authorization (BFLA) in APIs
BFLA lets a regular user call admin-only API functions. Here's how the USPS, Peloton, and Coinbase incidents happened — and how to catch it before attackers do.
Jul 12, 20267 min read
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