Trust
Trust signals that convert: security as a marketing asset
You already did the security work. The question is whether your buyer can see it — because a protection nobody can verify does nothing for the moment they hesitate.
The VerifiedApp Blog
Web security, secret leaks, misconfigurations and how to earn trust — straight from the scanner team.
Exposed Files
Your .DS_Store file leaks your folder structure to anyone
It is a tiny macOS housekeeping file you have never opened. Deployed to a web server, it quietly hands visitors a map of your folders.
Security Headers
X-Content-Type-Options: the one-line header against MIME sniffing
Some security work is genuinely a one-liner. This header is one of them: a single value that stops the browser from second-guessing what your files are.
Secrets
OpenAI & Anthropic API keys in client code: the new #1 leak
Adding an AI feature is a five-minute job, and that is exactly the problem: the quickest path drops your OpenAI or Anthropic key into code the browser downloads.
TLS/SSL
Weak ciphers explained: RC4, 3DES, and why 'it still works' is not safe
Your site has a padlock and HTTPS works fine — so why does the scan flag a weak cipher? Because 'the connection succeeded' and 'the connection was strong' are not the same thing.
Cookies
HttpOnly cookies: keeping session tokens away from XSS
If an attacker can run script on your page, the first thing they reach for is your session cookie. One cookie flag — HttpOnly — takes that prize off the table.
Concepts
Pentest vs. automated scan vs. bug bounty: which do you need?
Pentest, scan, bug bounty — they sound interchangeable but they are not. Each catches different things at a different cost. Here is how to choose.
Vibe Coding
Prompt your way to a secret leak: how AI tools commit your .env
An AI assistant does what you ask, including the parts you did not think to forbid. That is how a .env full of keys ends up committed or served.
Secrets
Stripe keys in your frontend: live vs. restricted vs. webhook secrets
Stripe gives you several kinds of key, and only one is meant for the browser. Mixing them up is the common mistake — here is which goes where.
Supply Chain
The 3 npm settings that stop most supply-chain attacks (lockfile, npm ci, cooldown)
Most dependency supply-chain risk is blunted by three boring npm settings. They are not glamorous, but they remove the easy ways a bad package slips in.
Concepts
What is an attack surface? Your website edition
Your attack surface is simply every way the outside world can reach your site. Understanding it is the first step to shrinking it — here is what counts.
Exposed Files
appsettings.json & secrets.json: the .NET secrets you did not mean to ship
In .NET apps, configuration lives in JSON files that can hold connection strings and keys. When one ends up in a public path, it is a plain URL away.