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Application Security Standards

Free Guide · 14 Pages · PDF

Most of your code isn't yours. The risk still is.

Modern software is assembled from open-source libraries, containers, and CI/CD automation - and every dependency is a way in. This guide gives your team a clear, vendor-neutral program to lock down the whole supply chain.

6
core risks
5
attack methods
7
program controls
25
point checklist
What's Inside

Built to read in one sitting

No fluff. A straight read from why the supply chain is exposed to exactly what to put in place.

01
Why your supply chain is exposed
The risk you inherit from everything you didn't write
02
What supply chain security covers
Dependencies, builds, containers, IaC, vendors, artifacts
03
The 6 most common risks
From vulnerable packages to weak vendor security
04
How real attacks actually work
5 attack methods that hide as trusted activity
05
7 components of a secure program
Inventory, SBOM, signing, CI/CD, containers, vendors
06
The 25-point checklist
5 categories you can audit against today
07
Mistakes teams keep making
The blind spots that quietly undo a program
08
Where this is all heading
SBOM mandates, zero-trust pipelines, AI detection
The Threat

6 ways your supply chain gets compromised

Each one is broken down in the guide with what it looks like in practice.

Vulnerable dependencies

Known CVEs, abandoned projects, and unpatched libraries you can't even see.

Malicious packages

Typosquatting, dependency confusion, and impersonation that ship code straight into your build.

Compromised pipelines

CI/CD holds signing keys and deploy credentials - a prime target for injection.

Container image risks

Vulnerable base images, embedded secrets, and tampered images from public registries.

Insecure infrastructure

Terraform and Kubernetes configs with excessive permissions and public exposure.

Weak vendor security

Third parties with weaker controls become your incident the moment they're breached.

The Centerpiece

A 25-point checklist you can act on

Here's one of the five categories in full. The other four are inside the guide.

Sample · 1 of 5

Dependency Security

Approved package repositories enforced
Dependency scanning enabled
Vulnerable packages monitored continuously
Unused dependencies removed
Open-source usage tracked centrally

That's category one. Twenty more checks across four more categories are in the guide.

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