Cybersecurity Insights for the Modern Development Team

Deep-dive articles on SAST, SBOM, mobile security, compliance regulations, and DevSecOps - written by practitioners, not marketers. Each article links to the tools and services it discusses, with a free trial or scoping call on request.

Four application security testing types side by side
AppSec Testing Fundamentals

SAST vs DAST vs SCA vs IAST: Which Do You Need First?

SAST, DAST, SCA and IAST test different things at different stages. See what each analyses, what it misses, and a framework for which to run first.
11 min read · Featured Tool: Checkmarx One
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SEBI CSCRF categories and obligations as a checklist
SEBI CSCRF Compliance

SEBI CSCRF Compliance Checklist: VAPT and SBOM Requirements

A clause by clause SEBI CSCRF checklist covering VAPT frequency and scope, SBOM deadlines, application security testing, log retention and SOC requirements.
11 min read · Featured Tool: VAPT Services
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Twelve buyer questions for a DAST tool
DAST & API Security

How to Choose a DAST Tool: 12 Questions to Ask Before You Buy

12 questions to ask DAST vendors before you buy: authentication handling, API and SPA coverage, CI/CD, false positives, scan safety and compliance reporting.
11 min read · Featured Tool: Bright Security
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AI agents driving a dynamic scan with runtime validation
DAST & AI Security

AI DAST Explained: What Changes and What Does Not

AI DAST explained: what OWASP says conventional DAST does, and what Bright Security, Sec1, Acunetix and Burp Suite document about their own AI features.
11 min read · Featured Tool: Sec1 DAST (Kairo)
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Two artifact repositories and the formats they serve
Artifact Repository Management

Nexus Repository vs JFrog Artifactory: How to Choose an Artifact Repository

Compare Sonatype Nexus Repository and JFrog Artifactory on editions, formats, high availability and deployment, using each vendor's own documentation.
10 min read · Featured Tool: JFrog Artifactory
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Three SCA tools compared on prioritisation, fixes and SBOM formats
SCA & SBOM

Mend vs Snyk vs Sonatype Lifecycle: an SCA Comparison

Compare Mend.io, Snyk and Sonatype Lifecycle on reachability, licence policies, SBOM formats and automated fix pull requests, using each vendor's own docs.
11 min read · Featured Tool: Mend.io
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RBI documents and the testing controls they require
Banking & NBFC Compliance

RBI Cyber Security Rules: The AppSec Controls You Must Evidence

What the RBI Cyber Security Framework, IT Governance and Digital Payment Security Master Directions require for VAPT, secure coding, mobile and API testing.
12 min read · Featured Tool: VAPT Services
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MISRA guideline categories enforced by static analysis
SAST & MISRA Compliance

Choosing a MISRA C/C++ Static Analysis Tool for Embedded and Automotive

Compare MISRA C and MISRA C++ static analysis tools for embedded and automotive projects, covering rule coverage, deviations, tool qualification and CI fit.
11 min read · Featured Tool: Klocwork
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MASVS control groups mapped to RBI mobile clauses
Mobile Security & Compliance

Mobile App Security Testing Checklist for Indian Banks and Fintechs

A mobile app security testing checklist for Indian banks and fintechs, mapping OWASP MASVS v2 control groups to RBI's Digital Payment Security Controls clauses.
12 min read · Featured Tool: Appknox
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API endpoints tested against the OWASP API Top 10
DAST & API Security

API Security Testing: Covering the OWASP API Top 10

A category by category guide to the OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023), how each risk is tested, and how discovery, schema scanning and CI/CD gates fit together.
11 min read · Featured Tool: Levo.ai
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Static analysis flagging a vulnerable line of embedded code
SAST · Embedded Security

Why Every Embedded Software Team Needs SAST: The Klocwork Advantage

Buffer overflows in CAN bus parsers. Race conditions in braking controllers. These aren't theoretical risks - they're what SAST finds before your code ships. A deep dive into Klocwork for C/C++ embedded systems.
12 min read · Featured Tool: Klocwork
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One platform covering SAST, SCA, DAST, API, IaC and secrets
Application Security · DevSecOps

From Code to Cloud: Building a Complete Application Security Programme with Checkmarx

Many breaches now start with an application vulnerability. Learn how Checkmarx One unifies SAST, SCA, DAST, and API security in one platform - and how to implement DevSecOps that moves at developer speed.
13 min read · Featured Tool: Checkmarx
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A software bill of materials with a vulnerable component flagged
SCA · SBOM · SEBI Compliance

SBOM Compliance for SEBI & CERT-In: How Mend.io Automates Software Supply Chain Governance

SEBI CSCRF requires financial institutions to know every software component in their stack. Manual SBOM creation is impossible at scale. Here's how Mend.io automates it - with real SBOM output screenshots.
15 min read · Featured Tool: Mend.io
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Cryptographic inventory with quantum-risk flags
CBOM · SEBI · Post-Quantum

CBOM: India's Next Regulatory Frontier - How O3 Security Helps Financial Firms Comply

SBOM tells you what's running. CBOM tells you how it's protected. With RSA vulnerable to quantum computers and SEBI demanding cryptographic governance, Indian fintechs must act now.
12 min read · Featured Tool: O3 Security
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Unit test with coverage evidence for safety standards
Unit Testing · DO-178C · ISO 26262

Stop Shipping Untested Code: How Cantata Automates Unit Testing for Safety-Critical C/C++

DO-178C demands 100% MC/DC coverage. ISO 26262 ASIL-D requires full branch coverage. Manual test creation can't scale to these requirements. Cantata automates stub generation, coverage, and traceability.
13 min read · Featured Tool: Cantata
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Runtime protection inside a mobile payment app
Mobile RASP · Fintech Security

Is Your Mobile App a Ticking Time Bomb? Why Runtime Protection is Non-Negotiable for Fintech

Frida hooking, app repackaging, MITM attacks - these happen in your users' hands every day. Static testing doesn't protect against runtime attacks. Bugsmirror RASP does - from inside the app itself.
11 min read · Featured Tool: Bugsmirror
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Six bills of materials and the Indian requirements behind them
BOM Compliance · SEBI · CERT-In

Is Your Organisation BOM-Ready? How O3 Security's Complete BOM Suite Satisfies SEBI, CERT-In & RBI

SBOM is just one of six BOMs Indian regulations now require. CERT-In mandates 21 attributes per component. SEBI CSCRF requires supply chain transparency. Discover how O3 Security covers them all.
16 min read · Featured Tool: O3 Security
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Call graph of a legacy codebase with dead code highlighted
Code Analysis · Understand · SciTools

Your Codebase Is a Black Box - Here's How to See Inside It: Understand by SciTools

New developer, legacy code, no documentation - sound familiar? Understand by SciTools gives you instant architecture visualisation, dependency maps, and 800+ code metrics. Stop guessing, start knowing.
12 min read · Featured Tool: Understand by SciTools
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Security controls at each pipeline stage
DevSecOps · CI/CD · Enterprise Security

From Zero to Enterprise-Grade DevSecOps: Building Security Into Every Stage of Your Pipeline

Stop treating security as a phase after development. This guide shows you exactly how to integrate SAST, SCA, DAST, secrets detection, and SBOM generation into your CI/CD pipeline - from IDE to production.
15 min read · Focus: Full DevSecOps Stack
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