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Blogs
Deep dives and explainers on the cybersecurity questions people actually ask. Practical, sourced, and built to answer the question, not sell you something.
What Is an AI Gateway? Security Risks and Controls
What is an AI gateway? How it routes LLM requests, holds your keys and MCP tools, its top security risks (like Bifrost CVE-2026-90898), and how to lock it down.
// TRENDINGWhat Is CWE? Common Weakness Enumeration Explained
What is CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration)? How CWE differs from CVE, how the catalog and CWE Top 25 work, and why weakness types matter for prevention.
What Is JWT Authentication? JSON Web Token Security
What is JWT authentication? How JSON Web Tokens work, the top JWT vulnerabilities (alg none, algorithm confusion, CWE-347), and how to secure them.
CTO Guide: Securing a Startup Codebase End to End
How to secure a startup codebase end to end: source code, dependencies, secrets, third-party APIs, SBOMs, CI/CD, and a security score for every developer.
What Is a Developer Security Score? A Team Guide
What is a developer security score? A guide to measuring security per developer: what it tracks, how to calculate it, and how to use it without it backfiring.
How to Find and Fix Hardcoded Secrets in Your Code
How to find hardcoded secrets in code: where keys and tokens hide, how to detect them in pull requests, and how to safely remediate a leaked secret.
How to Detect Malicious npm Packages and Slopsquatting
How to detect malicious npm packages: the signs of a poisoned dependency, what slopsquatting is, and how to catch bad packages before they install.
SBOM for Startups: Generate and Manage a Bill of Materials
SBOM for startups: what a software bill of materials is, why buyers ask for one, the CycloneDX and SPDX formats, and how to generate and keep one current.
How to Secure Third-Party API Integrations
How to secure third-party API integrations like Stripe and Plaid: protecting API keys, verifying webhooks, patching SDKs, and least-privilege tokens.
How to Secure Your CI/CD Pipeline (GitHub Actions)
How to secure a CI/CD pipeline in GitHub Actions: least-privilege tokens, SHA-pinned actions, scoped secrets, and a merge gate that blocks vulnerable code.
Securing a Node.js + AWS + GitHub Startup Stack
A Node.js startup security checklist for AWS and GitHub teams: npm dependencies, secrets, IAM, GitHub Actions, and a per-developer security score.
Securing a Python + AWS/GCP Startup Stack
A Python startup security checklist for AWS and GCP teams: PyPI dependencies, secrets, cloud IAM, CI/CD, and a per-developer security score.
Securing an AI-Native Startup: A Whole-Stack Playbook
A security playbook for AI-native startups on Cursor and Claude Code: guard the coding agent, verify AI-suggested dependencies, and gate merges.