SOC 2
SOC 2 audits are expensive not because testing is hard, but because evidence collection is a nightmare. Your auditor requests 200 pieces of evidence. You spend two weeks hunting down screenshots of Jira tickets, GitHub access logs, deployment records, and AWS Config snapshots. Then they come back with follow-up
Security Testing
Container security is different from traditional application security. Your attack surface includes the base image, installed packages, runtime configuration, Kubernetes RBAC, network policies, and more — not just your application code. Aqua Security is purpose-built for this environment. This guide covers what Aqua does, how to integrate it into your
Security Testing
Every security tool your team buys or builds generates findings. The critical design question isn't "what findings does this tool produce" — it's "what happens when it finds something?" Without a deliberate gate design, you end up in one of two failure modes:
Security Testing
A complete AppSec pipeline combines three layers: SAST (static analysis of source code), SCA (vulnerable dependency scanning), and DAST (dynamic testing of the running app). Each layer catches different vulnerabilities. This guide shows you how to wire all three into a CI/CD pipeline, where to place each gate, and
Shift-Left Testing
The average data breach costs $4.45 million. The average time to identify one is 204 days. Both numbers drop dramatically when security testing moves earlier in development — a practice called shift-left security or DevSecOps. This guide covers how to integrate security testing into your development workflow so vulnerabilities
Snyk
Snyk scans your dependencies, container images, infrastructure-as-code, and source code for vulnerabilities and license violations. This guide covers CLI integration for Node.js and Python, pull request checks in GitHub Actions, container image scanning, and managing false positives with policy files. Key Takeaways Snyk finds vulnerabilities in transitive
OWASP ZAP
OWASP ZAP is the most widely used open-source web application security scanner. This guide covers integrating ZAP's Docker-based full scan and API scanning into GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, configuring authentication for authenticated scans, and handling alert triage to keep pipelines actionable. Key Takeaways Run ZAP
Nuclei
Nuclei is a fast, template-driven vulnerability scanner that lets teams define custom checks in YAML and run them reproducibly against targets. This guide covers template syntax, writing custom templates for application-specific vulnerabilities, CI integration for regression testing, and responsible scanning and disclosure practices. Key Takeaways Nuclei templates are
Security Testing
Software supply chain attacks have become one of the most effective attack vectors in modern software. SolarWinds compromised 18,000 organizations through a single tampered build. XZ Utils nearly backdoored OpenSSH in half the Linux servers on the internet. The pattern is consistent: attackers don't attack your software
Security Testing
A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is the foundation of modern supply chain security. Without knowing exactly what components your software contains, you cannot know what vulnerabilities you carry. Syft generates SBOMs; Grype scans them for vulnerabilities. Together they form a practical SBOM testing workflow that fits into any CI
Security Testing
in-toto is the foundational framework for software supply chain security that powers much of modern tooling — including SLSA provenance and Sigstore attestations. Understanding in-toto means understanding the underlying model that these higher-level tools implement. The Problem in-toto Solves The SolarWinds attack succeeded because attackers compromised the
Security Testing
Two SBOM formats dominate the software supply chain landscape: CycloneDX and SPDX. Both are open standards, both serve overlapping purposes, and both are supported by major tools. Choosing between them — or using both — depends on your use case, tooling, and compliance requirements. What Is an SBOM Format? A Software Bill