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Introducing Safe-Chain: Stopping Malicious npm Packages Before They Wreck Your Project
Veracode vs Checkmarx vs Fortify
Snyk Vs Semgrep
Sonarqube Vs Veracode
Snyk Vs Sonarqube
Sonarqube Vs Checkmarx
Harden Your Containers with Aikido x Root
Securing Legacy Dependencies with Aikido and TuxCare
10 Common Web Application Security Threats
Best Tools to Scan Open Source Dependencies in 2025
Top Automated Pentesting Tools Every DevSecOps Team Should Know
Secure Code in Your IDE, Now Free.
Seamless API Security with Postman x Aikido
The 'no nonsense' list of security acronyms
A deeper look into the threat actor behind the react-native-aria attack
Malicious crypto-theft package targets Web3 developers in North Korean operation
Active NPM Attack Escalates: 16 React Native Packages for GlueStack Backdoored Overnight
Zero day attack prevention for NodeJS with Aikido Zen
Introducing Aikido AI Cloud Search
Top Devsecops Tools in 2025
Top Web Application Security Tools
Top Continuous Security Monitoring Tools
Top Tools to Detect Malware in dependencies
Top Open Source License Scanners
Top API Scanners in 2025
Top Software Supply Chain Security Tools
Top Infrastructure as a Code (IaC) Scanners
Top AppSec Tools in 2025
Top Code Vulnerability Scanners in 2025
Top Container Scanning Tools in 2025
Understanding SBOM Standards: A Look at CycloneDX, SPDX, and SWID
Reducing Cybersecurity Debt with AI Autotriage
Vibe Check: The vibe coder’s security checklist
Top Ox Security Alternatives for ASPM and Supply Chain Risk
Looking for an Endor Labs Alternative? These Tools Do It Better
Top Checkmarx Alternatives for SAST and Application Security
Top DevSecOps Tools to Replace GitLab Ultimate’s Security Features
Top GitHub Advanced Security Alternatives for DevSecOps Teams
Best Orca Security Alternatives for Cloud & CNAPP Security
Mend.io Not Cutting It? Here Are Better SCA Alternatives
From Code to Cloud: Best Tools Like Cycode for End-to-End Security
Ship Fast, Stay Secure: Better Alternatives to Jit.io
Apiiro Competitors Worth Considering in 2025
Best Static Code Analysis Tools Like Semgrep
Top SonarQube Alternatives in 2025
Best Veracode Alternatives for Application Security (Dev-First Tools to Consider)
Top Wiz.io Alternatives for Cloud & Application Security
Top Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools in 2025
Top Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Tools in 2025
You're Invited: Delivering malware via Google Calendar invites and PUAs
Container Security is Hard — Aikido Container AutoFix to Make it Easy
RATatouille: A Malicious Recipe Hidden in rand-user-agent (Supply Chain Compromise)
XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor
The malware dating guide: Understanding the types of malware on NPM
Why Lockfiles Matter for Supply Chain Security
Hide and Fail: Obfuscated Malware, Empty Payloads, and npm Shenanigans
Launching Aikido Malware – Open Source Threat Feed
Malware hiding in plain sight: Spying on North Korean Hackers
Get the TL;DR: tj-actions/changed-files Supply Chain Attack
A no-BS Docker security checklist for the vulnerability-minded developer
Sensing and blocking JavaScript SQL injection attacks
Prisma and PostgreSQL vulnerable to NoSQL injection? A surprising security risk explained
Best Tools for End-of-Life Detection: 2025 Rankings
Best RASP Tools for Developers in 2025
Best SBOM Tools for Developers: Our 2025 Picks
Top 7 ASPM Tools in 2025
How to Create an SBOM for Software Audits
Launching Opengrep | Why we forked Semgrep
Your Client Requires NIS2 Vulnerability Patching. Now What?
Top 10 Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools in 2025
Snyk vs Aikido Security | G2 Reviews Snyk Alternative
Top 10 AI-powered SAST tools in 2025
3 Key Steps to Strengthen Compliance and Risk Management
The Startup's Open-Source Guide to Application Security
Meet Intel: Aikido’s Open Source threat feed powered by LLMs.
Launching Aikido for Cursor AI
Aikido joins the AWS Partner Network
Path Traversal in 2024 - The year unpacked
Command injection in 2024 unpacked
Balancing Security: When to Leverage Open-Source Tools vs. Commercial Tools
The State of SQL Injection
Visma’s Security Boost with Aikido: A Conversation with Nikolai Brogaard
Security in FinTech: Q&A with Dan Kindler, co-founder & CTO of Bound
Automate compliance with SprintoGRC x Aikido
5 Snyk Alternatives and Why They Are Better
SAST vs DAST: What you need to know.
Why we’re stoked to partner with Laravel
110,000 sites affected by the Polyfill supply chain attack
Cybersecurity Essentials for LegalTech Companies
Aikido’s 2025 SaaS CTO Security Checklist
Drata Integration - How to Automate Technical Vulnerability Management
DIY guide: ‘Build vs buy’ your OSS code scanning and app security toolkit
SOC 2 certification: 5 things we learned
Top 10 app security problems and how to protect yourself
We just raised our $17 million Series A
Webhook security checklist: How to build secure webhooks
The Cure For Security Alert Fatigue Syndrome
NIS2: Who is affected?
ISO 27001 certification: 8 things we learned
Cronos Group chooses Aikido Security to strengthen security posture for its companies and customers
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July 21, 2025
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Product & Company Updates

Introducing Safe-Chain: Stopping Malicious npm Packages Before They Wreck Your Project

Safe-Chain by Aikido is a powerful tool to prevent installing any malicious package version by verifying each package with the Aikido Intel database and blocking any packages with known malware.

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June 30, 2025
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Product & Company Updates

Secure Code in Your IDE, Now Free.

Aikido’s IDE extensions are now free for VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf — with real-time SAST and secrets scanning for JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python. Ship secure code without leaving your editor (or paying for it).

#SAST

#Vibe Coding

June 12, 2025
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Vulnerabilities & Threats

A deeper look into the threat actor behind the react-native-aria attack

We investigate the activity of the threat actor that compromised react-native-aria packages on npm, and how they are evolving their attacks.

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#Software Supply Chain Security

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June 12, 2023
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Guides & Best Practices

How to Close Deals Faster with a Security Assessment Report

Aikido’s security assessment report enables startups to establish trust and credibility with leads and potential customers to close deals faster.

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June 5, 2023
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Guides

Automate Technical Vulnerability Management [SOC 2]

How to become compliant without imposing a heavy workload on your dev team

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June 1, 2023
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Guides & Best Practices

Preventing prototype pollution in your repository

The Javascript ecosystem has a problem and it’s called prototype pollution. We recommend a solution called nopp, and we'll show you how to implement this.

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May 16, 2023
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Guides

How does a SaaS startup CTO balance development speed and security?

As a CTO of multiple early-stage SaaS startups, I've learned some invaluable lessons on how to navigate the delicate dance between development speed and security.

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April 10, 2023
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Engineering

How a startup’s cloud got taken over by a simple form that sends emails

This is the story of an attacker who gained access to a startup’s Amazon S3 buckets, environment variables, and various internal API secrets.

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#IMDSv1

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January 19, 2023
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Product & Company Updates

Aikido Security raises €2 million pre-seed round to build a developer-first software security platform

Belgian SaaS startup Aikido Security has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding from angel investors who support its mission to simplify software security.

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May 21, 2025
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Product & Company Updates

Reducing Cybersecurity Debt with AI Autotriage

We dive into how AI can assist us in a meaningful way to triage vulnerabilities and get rid of our security debt.

May 12, 2025
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Product & Company Updates

Container Security is Hard — Aikido Container AutoFix to Make it Easy

In this post, we’ll explore why updating base images is harder than it seems, walk through real examples, and show how you can automate safe, intelligent upgrades without breaking your app.

May 2, 2024
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Product & Company Updates

We just raised our $17 million Series A

We've raised $17M to bring “no BS” security to devs. We’re happy to welcome Henri Tilloy from Singular.vc on board, who is again joined by Notion Capital and Connect Ventures. This round comes just 6 months after we raised $5.3M in seed funding. That’s fast.

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April 22, 2025
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Vulnerabilities & Threats

XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor

The official XPRL (Ripple) NPM package was compromised by sophisticated attackers who put in a backdoor to steal cryptocurrency private keys and gain access to cryptocurrency wallets.

November 8, 2024
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Vulnerabilities & Threats

The State of SQL Injection

SQL injection also known as SQLi is one of the longest standing vulnerabilities still prominant today. This report reviews the trend of SQLi for 2024

July 12, 2023
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Vulnerabilities & Threats

What is OWASP Top 10?

What is OWASP Top 10? Learn about the importance of the OWASP Top 10 in building a secure, compliant, and trustworthy web application.

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May 30, 2025
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DevSec Tools & Comparisons

Top Container Scanning Tools in 2025

Discover the best Container Scanning tools in 2025. Compare features, pros, cons, and integrations to choose the right solution for your DevSecOps pipeline.

May 9, 2025
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DevSec Tools & Comparisons

Top SonarQube Alternatives in 2025

Explore top SonarQube alternatives for static code analysis, bug detection, and clean code in 2025.

May 1, 2025
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DevSec Tools & Comparisons

Top Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Tools in 2025

Discover the best Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tools in 2025. Compare features, pros, cons, and integrations to choose the right DAST solution for your DevSecOps pipeline.

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September 2, 2024
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Guides & Best Practices

SAST vs DAST: What you need to know.

Get an overview of SAST vs DAST, what they are, how to use them together, and why they matter for your application security.

August 10, 2023
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Guides & Best Practices

Aikido’s 2025 SaaS CTO Security Checklist

Don't be an easy target for hackers! Find out how to secure your SaaS company and keep your code and app 10x more secure. Over 40 vulnerabilities and tips.

July 11, 2023
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Guides & Best Practices

How to build a secure admin panel for your SaaS app

Avoid common mistakes when building a SaaS admin panel. We outline some pitfalls and potential solutions specifically for SaaS builders!

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