Industry Trends
In-depth guides and analysis on industry trends from the Safeguard engineering team.
7 articles
Software Signing and Code Integrity in 2026: The Practical State of Play
Where software signing stands today, what Sigstore and friends changed, and why most organizations still ship unsigned artifacts.
Software Supply Chain Security in 2024: A Year in Review
From the CrowdStrike outage to state-sponsored npm campaigns and regulatory milestones, 2024 was the year supply chain security went from niche concern to operational necessity.
Software Supply Chain Security Predictions for 2025
From AI-generated code risks to regulatory enforcement and package manager security evolution, here are the trends that will define software supply chain security in 2025.
Green Software and Security: When Sustainability Meets Supply Chain Risk
The push for sustainable software is changing how we build and deploy applications. Security teams need to understand where green initiatives create new risks.
Platform Engineering and Security: Building Guardrails, Not Gates
Platform engineering teams are becoming the stewards of developer experience. Here's how to make supply chain security a built-in capability, not a bolt-on burden.
When Observability Meets Security: The Convergence That Changes Everything
Observability and security have operated in silos for too long. Their convergence creates capabilities that neither could achieve alone.
Low-Code/No-Code Platforms: The Shadow Supply Chain in Your Organization
Citizen developers are building applications on low-code platforms faster than security teams can assess them. The supply chain risks are real and growing.