Compliance
In-depth guides and analysis on compliance from the Safeguard engineering team.
304 articles
Types of Software License Agreements: A Practical Map
A working map of the types of software license agreements you will actually encounter, from proprietary EULAs to copyleft open source, and what each one obligates you to do.
Apache Software License Explained: What Apache 2.0 Means for Your Code
The Apache Software License is one of the most permissive open source licenses. Here is what Apache 2.0 permits, its patent grant, and the one rule teams miss.
India DPDP Act Software Security Implications 2026
A senior engineer's view of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act in 2026: security safeguards, significant data fiduciaries, breach notification, and software controls that actually comply.
Vulnerability management under the EU Cyber Resilience Ac...
The EU Cyber Resilience Act sets hard deadlines for vulnerability reporting and SBOMs. Here's what changes, when, and how Safeguard stacks up against Anchore.
EU CRA SBOM requirements overview and compliance tips
The EU Cyber Resilience Act makes SBOMs mandatory for connected products by December 2027. Here is what CRA compliance actually requires, and how to prepare.
NIST 800-37 Risk Management Framework explained in plain ...
NIST 800-37's seven-step Risk Management Framework explained in plain English: who must comply, how it ties to FedRAMP and SSDF, and where teams stall.
NIST 800-53 security and privacy controls overview
A breakdown of NIST 800-53 Rev 5's control families, SBOM and supply-chain requirements, and why scanning tools like Anchore cover only a narrow slice of what compliance demands.
UK PSTI Act Consumer IoT: Year-One Review
The UK PSTI Act's first year of enforcement reveals how consumer IoT vendors are struggling with minimum security requirements, password rules, and disclosure policies.
NIST 800-190 container security guide compliance
NIST 800-190 requires evidence across five container risk categories, not just image scans. Where Anchore-based pipelines fall short and how to close the gap.
NIST 800-218 / SSDF attestation requirements
What NIST SP 800-218 (SSDF) attestation actually requires, the CISA form's four claims, key OMB deadlines, and where Anchore's SBOM-first approach leaves gaps Safeguard closes.
Open Source Licensing Models Explained: Permissive, Copyleft, and Compliance Risk
Open source licensing models fall into a few families with very different obligations. Here is how permissive, copyleft, and source-available terms affect your compliance.
NIST SP 800-218A: SSDF Practices for Generative AI Models
NIST finalized SP 800-218A on July 26, 2024, augmenting the Secure Software Development Framework with practices specific to generative AI and dual-use foundation models.
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