Industry Analysis
In-depth guides and analysis on industry analysis from the Safeguard engineering team.
294 articles
State of Container Security 2026: Survey Summary
A survey-style summary of container security in 2026: what production teams actually ship, where image security stands, and which runtime controls moved the needle.
Code Signing Key Theft Trend Watch
Code signing key theft has surged across 2025 and 2026. We trace the recurring incident patterns, the operator tradecraft, and the structural defenses that work.
Pharma Clinical Trials Software Supply Chain
Clinical trial software underpins regulatory submissions worth billions. Here is the supply chain program that protects trial data integrity end-to-end.
State of AI Security in Enterprise 2026
Where enterprise AI security actually stands in 2026: model supply chain risks, agent threats, governance gaps, and the controls that measurably reduce exposure.
Ransomware Via Software Supply Chain In 2026
Ransomware operators increasingly enter victims through software supply chain pathways. We analyze the 2026 patterns, the affiliate dynamics, and what defenders should do.
Software Supply Chain Security Market Map 2026
A senior-analyst market map of software supply chain security in 2026: the vendor categories that consolidated, the ones that splintered, and where the budget actually lands.
EHR Integration Vendor Controls Blueprint
EHR integrations move PHI between dozens of systems. This blueprint shows how to control the third-party risk surface without breaking interoperability.
The Future of Software Signing Is Keyless
Long-lived signing keys are operational debt that every security team eventually pays down the hard way. Keyless signing is not an experiment anymore — it is the mainstream design.
Nullcon Berlin 2026 Supply Chain Highlights
Nullcon Berlin 2026 delivered a dense European view of software supply chain research. Here are the themes and sessions that mattered most to defenders.
Nation-State Supply Chain Tradecraft Update
Nation-state supply chain tradecraft has evolved sharply since SolarWinds. We trace the 2025 to 2026 patterns, the operational signatures, and defensive implications.
Crypto Exchange Supply Chain Defence 2026
Crypto exchanges remain the highest-value target for supply chain attackers. Here is the 2026 defence playbook that hardens the entire stack.
TOCTOU (Time-of-check to time-of-use)
TOCTOU flaws let attackers swap a file or resource after it's validated but before it's used, turning a safe check into an exploitable race.