Checkmarx Alternatives: Exploring the Best Tools for Secure Code Analysis
TL;DR Why Engineering Teams Need Faster, More Accurate Security Than Checkmarx Provides Imagine this: your engineering team pushes code updates daily, but the security scans take hours, especially when you’re dealing with large codebases, multiple microservices, or complex dependencies. Developers complain that results are confusing, for example, when the tool flags many false positives or […]
Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) Explained
TL;DR Application Security teams still face serious vulnerabilities that appear after deployment, where real users’ data are at risk. ASPM helps solve this problem by analyzing applications and minimizing vulnerabilities before they reach production, a process that is shifting left in application security. ASPM allows teams to gain a clear, unified view of their application […]
The Five KPIs That Actually Matter in Product Security
Every AppSec team has dashboards full of numbers — scans run, CVEs counted, tickets closed. Most of it looks impressive. Most of it doesn’t matter. If you actually want to understand how effective your product security program is, stop measuring activity and start measuring outcomes. The VibeSec Angle — Learning to Think with AI We’re […]
The Day I Closed the Code Tab in My Vibe Coding
When I first started vibe coding, I couldn’t take my eyes off the code view. Watching lines appear out of thin air felt like sorcery. It was like having a ghostwriter for my brain — one fluent in every language I pretended to know. But a few weeks in, something shifted. I spun up a […]
OX Security Named a Leader in Application Security Posture Management by IDC MarketScape
OX Security has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US53001925, September 2025). We believe the acknowledgment reflects OX’s strength in helping organizations cut through noise, consolidate fragmented tooling, and zero in on the vulnerabilities that truly matter. Why ASPM Matters Modern software […]
What is an SCA Scan?
Understanding Software Composition Analysis for Secure Development In modern application development, open source components are everywhere. They power innovation, speed up development, and enable teams to build complex software at scale. But with great power comes hidden risk. The more open source code developers use, the more important it becomes to understand exactly what’s inside […]
From Regulation to Reality: How OX Security Helps Teams Operationalize the EU Cyber Resilience Act
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) signals a long-overdue reckoning for how digital products are developed, secured, and maintained. Scheduled for full enforcement by December 2027, with reporting requirements beginning as early as 2026, the CRA sets a new bar: products with digital elements (PDEs) must be “secure by design and by default”—and that security […]
How to Become a Secure Developer Rockstar: Five Ways to Launch Your Software Career with Security at the Center
Think like an attacker. Build like an engineer. Not too long ago, software developers didn’t have to give much thought to security. The most important question they needed to get an answer to was, “Does it work?” Followed closely by, “Is it reliable?” and, “Is it user-friendly? Then the internet came along. By the 1990s, […]
Expanding the Herd: Why OX Security Invested in More Ticketing Integrations
At OX Security, we’re all about making our Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform as powerful, versatile, and user-friendly as possible. While we’ve always supported Jira, we recognize that our customers use an array of ticketing systems to manage security issues and development tasks. To truly support our users’ diverse workflows, we’re excited to announce […]
The AppSec Arms Race: Are We Winning?
Application security testing has evolved significantly over the decades, adapting to emerging threats and the increasing complexity of software development processes. Read OX’s latest whitepaper to learn how AppSec has evolved and what your team can do to stay ahead of cyber criminals focused on software compromise and supply chain attacks. Are Security Teams Falling […]
Secrets Management Tools
Secrets management is hugely important to the security of the software and services you develop and use. We’re going to dig into what secrets management is, why it’s important for secure secrets storage, where you need to use it, and how to make it effective and easy to deploy. What is Secrets Management? “Secrets,” in […]
Introducing OX Security’s Cloud BOM
The intricacies of cloud environments make understanding and analysis highly complex. For many organizations, the continued migration to cloud—in particular, for software development purposes—imposes challenges to security and management. At OX Security, we’ve recognized the problem that exists between cloud security and application security, and we are excited to help our customers address the long-standing […]
Why AppSec Teams Need a Multi-Dependency Graph
Today, software development relies heavily on open-source dependencies to accelerate innovation and reduce time to market. However, these dependencies introduce hidden risks, particularly through transitive dependencies — the dependencies of dependencies. These nested relationships create an intricate web of interconnected components, making it difficult for AppSec teams to track vulnerabilities effectively. Without clear visibility, risks […]
Your Guide to Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
SAST or Static Application Security Testing allows software developers and AppSec teams to identify software vulnerabilities early in the software development life cycle (SDLC), before it is deployed. Here’s what you need to know. In 1988, a computer science student at Cornell University wrote an experimental program designed to gauge the size of the internet. […]
OX Security: Empowering Executives with Actionable AppSec Insights
Application security posture management (ASPM) is no longer just a technical concern; it’s a critical business imperative. But how do you get executives, who are often focused on the bottom line, to truly grasp the importance of AppSec and invest in its success? The answer lies in clear, concise, and compelling executive reporting. OX Security […]
Why False Positives Are the Bane of Application Security Testing
Application security testing (AST) is a vital part of safeguarding software, uncovering vulnerabilities early, and ensuring secure deployments. However, for all its benefits, AST is often hindered by a persistent and frustrating challenge: false positives. False positives do more than just waste time — they undermine trust, create inefficiencies, and distract teams from addressing genuine […]
Software Development Vulnerabilities – What They Are & How to Avoid Them
Understanding what software development vulnerabilities are, how they are introduced, and why your organization should care should be of primary importance — for both companies that develop software and companies that use third-party software for business operations. If your company develops applications and they enable a successful attack, you may be liable for the damage […]
AppSec: Safeguard Your Applications at Every Stage
Managing AppSec risks in today’s accelerated development process is difficult. Here’s what you can do about it. It’s been twenty-five years since Microsoft engineers first coined the term “cross-site scripting” (XSS). Since then, the vulnerability has consistently been featured in the OWASP Top 10 of security risks in web applications. It’s in “good” company: all […]
Automate Security, Accelerate Development: The SCA Advantage
Today’s software supply chain is an expanding attack surface with vulnerabilities at the core. Here’s how software composition analysis tools can help you identify and mitigate the risks before they become a problem. In today’s accelerated software development environment, the reuse of open-source components and third-party code has brought many benefits, but it has also […]
ASPM vs CSPM: What’s the difference and why does it matter?
Managing security postures across diverse, dynamic environments can be challenging. Here’s an overview of some options, and how defenders can make code-to-cloud visibility a reality. First things first… As the saying goes, “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.” Miles Kington wasn’t talking […]