AppSec Strategy
Why Shift Left Fails (And What to Do Instead)
The "shift left" mantra has dominated AppSec for a decade. Here's why it's not delivering results for most teams — and a more practical approach.
The SafeStack Blog
Practical AppSec for engineers
Practitioner-written articles on application security, secure code review, threat modeling, and SDLC security. No vendor pitch — just useful knowledge.
Threat Modeling
Threat Modeling Without Security Expertise
You don't need a CISSP to run a useful threat modeling session. Here's how any engineering team can do it in 90 minutes.
Code Review
The Secure Code Review Checklist
A practical, technology-agnostic checklist for spotting security vulnerabilities during code review.
Supply Chain
Dependency Confusion Explained
How attackers exploit the way package managers resolve internal vs external dependencies — and how to protect your build pipeline.
Small Teams
AppSec for Small Engineering Teams
A practical guide to building an AppSec practice when you have five engineers and no dedicated security team. What to prioritise first.
Authentication
JWT Security Mistakes Engineers Keep Making
JWTs are everywhere. These are the five most common security mistakes teams make implementing JWT-based authentication.
SDLC
Security Gates Across the SDLC
How to embed security checks at commit, build, and deploy — without creating friction that causes engineers to work around them.
Infrastructure
IaC Security: Catching Terraform Misconfigurations
Infrastructure-as-code brings new attack surface. The most common Terraform security misconfigurations and how to catch them in CI.
API Security
API Security Testing: A Practitioner's Guide
How to test your APIs for security vulnerabilities beyond what automated scanners find. Manual testing approaches that surface real risk.
Secrets Management
Secrets in Code: The Risk Nobody Audits
Hardcoded credentials and API keys in source code remain one of the most common and impactful security failures. Here's how to find and eliminate them.
Authentication
OAuth Authorization Patterns That Go Wrong
OAuth is widely used and frequently misconfigured. The authorization code flow pitfalls that lead to account takeover and token theft.
Input Validation
Input Validation Beyond Sanitization
Sanitisation is necessary but not sufficient. A layered approach to input validation that accounts for encoding, context, and business logic.
Zero Trust
Zero Trust for Engineering Teams
What zero trust actually means for a software team — beyond the vendor marketing. Practical principles your engineering team can apply today.
OWASP
What's Changed in the OWASP Top 10 (2025)
The 2025 update brings new entries and re-rankings. What the changes mean for your team's security priorities and where to focus first.
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