Compliance
In-depth guides and analysis on compliance from the Safeguard engineering team.
304 articles
DoD software factory reference design and secure software...
What a real DoD software factory requires under the DevSecOps Reference Design, where Anchore's scanning fits and falls short, and how continuous SBOM evidence enables cATO.
ATO and continuous ATO (cATO) for government software
ATO takes 6-18 months and expires the moment it's signed. Here's what continuous ATO (cATO) really requires, where container-only tools like Anchore fall short, and how Safeguard closes the gap.
STIG compliance scanning for hardened/Chainguard containe...
Chainguard images have near-zero CVEs, but shell-based scanners like Anchore flag them as STIG non-compliant. Here is why, and how to fix it.
DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) mapping for container...
How DoD RMF container control mapping actually works, where Anchore's scan-first approach leaves manual crosswalk work for compliance teams, and how Safeguard automates NIST 800-53 evidence.
FDA Premarket Cybersecurity for Medical Devices 2026
A senior engineer's guide to FDA premarket cybersecurity for medical devices in 2026: section 524B, SBOM expectations, SPDF, and what reviewers actually ask about.
Copyleft Licenses: What They Mean for Your Code
A copyleft license requires that derivative works stay under the same license, which can force you to open-source code you thought was proprietary. Here is how copyleft works and how to manage the risk.
What is a SOC 2 report and why it matters for SaaS
SOC 2 explained for SaaS teams: what the report covers, how it differs from tools like Vanta, and why compliance alone won't stop supply chain attacks.
The MIT License, Summarized: What It Permits and Requires
A plain-English MIT license summary: the one condition it imposes, the freedoms it grants, and the compliance step teams still manage to miss.
OSS License Types Explained and Their Compliance Risks
A field guide to OSS license types, from permissive MIT and Apache to copyleft GPL and AGPL, and the obligations each one puts on the code you ship.
CCPA/CPRA compliance overview for businesses
A practical breakdown of CCPA/CPRA compliance requirements, thresholds, penalties, and 2026 audit rules — and why software supply chain visibility is core to "reasonable security."
The SBOM Compliance Landscape in 2025: What You Need to Know
From the US Executive Order to the EU Cyber Resilience Act, SBOM requirements are becoming law. Here is where things stand in 2025 and what organizations need to do to comply.
The Most Popular Open Source Licenses, Compared
MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL, BSD, MPL, and AGPL side by side: what the most popular open source licenses permit, what they require, and how to pick one.
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