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Actionable articles on TLS, headers, CSP, privacy, and practical hardening for modern web apps.

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Guides

Website Security Monitoring: A Practical Setup Guide

Apr 4, 2026·8 min

Learn how to set up continuous website security monitoring. Covers uptime, SSL expiry, security headers, vulnerability scanning, and alert setup.

#monitoring
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Devops Security

How to Set Up Automated Website Security Monitoring (2026 Guide)

Apr 4, 2026·12 min

Security is not a one-time audit — your application's attack surface changes every time you deploy, every time a CDN updates its TLS configuration, and every time a new CVE is published. This guide explains how to set up continuous website security monitoring that alerts you the moment something degrades.

#security-monitoring#website-monitoring#automated-security
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Devops Security

How to Block Pull Requests with Failing Security Checks (GitHub)

Apr 3, 2026·10 min

Passing security checks should be a non-negotiable merge requirement, not a polite suggestion. This guide shows you how to configure GitHub branch protection rules, write a security-gate workflow, and use ZeriFlow's CI/CD integration to block any PR that drops below your score threshold.

#github#branch-protection#security-gate
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Devops Security

How to Add an Automated Security Check to Your GitHub Actions Workflow

Apr 2, 2026·11 min

Shipping insecure code to production because no one ran a security check is a solved problem. This guide walks through adding a fully automated security check step to your GitHub Actions workflow — with real YAML, score-based build failures, and secrets management best practices.

#github-actions#ci-cd#security-automation
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Web Security

How to Improve Your Website Security Score: From 60 to 90+ in One Day

Apr 1, 2026·11 min

Most websites start their first security scan between 50 and 65 out of 100. Getting to 90+ is achievable in a single day if you know which fixes have the highest point impact. This guide walks through every major scoring category, the typical point cost of each failure, and the exact fix for each.

#security-score#website-security#security-headers
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Cyber Essentials Certification Guide: The 5 Controls and How to Pass

Apr 1, 2026·8 min

Cyber Essentials is the UK government-backed certification that demonstrates your organization has the basic technical controls in place to defend against common cyber attacks. Here is what it requires and how to get certified.

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Multi-Factor Authentication Guide: MFA Types, Deployment & Passkeys in 2026

Mar 31, 2026·8 min

Multi-factor authentication is the most impactful security control available to web applications. This guide covers every MFA type, deployment strategies, and passkeys.

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Web Security

How to Scan Your GitHub Repository for Security Vulnerabilities

Mar 31, 2026·9 min

Your GitHub repository is an attack surface — vulnerable dependencies, hardcoded secrets, and insecure code patterns all live there before they reach production. This guide covers every tool available for GitHub repository security scanning, from built-in features to advanced external tools.

#github-security#repository-scanning#dependabot
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Vulnerability Disclosure Policy: How to Write One and Why You Need It

Mar 31, 2026·8 min

A vulnerability disclosure policy tells security researchers how to report bugs they find in your systems — and protects both them and you. Here is how to write one that works.

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