Software Supply Chain Security
In-depth guides and analysis on software supply chain security from the Safeguard engineering team.
100 articles
Software supply chain security for e-commerce platforms
Real breaches show how plugins, vendor scripts, and headless stacks put online stores at risk — and how to detect supply chain attacks before customers do.
Securing the retail point-of-sale (POS) software supply c...
BlackPOS hit 40M Target cards in 2013. See how retail POS software supply chain security stops firmware tampering, malware, and vendor risk today.
Third-party risk management for retail supply chain and l...
A practical, step-by-step framework for assessing and monitoring retail logistics software vendor risk, from SaaS onboarding to inventory system offboarding.
Software supply chain security for critical energy infras...
From Ukraine's 2015 blackout to Volt Typhoon's grid intrusions, attackers exploit trusted vendor software. Here's what utilities need to know about supply chain risk.
Securing smart grid and advanced metering infrastructure ...
How AMI firmware, smart meters, and grid modernization projects create software supply chain risk for utilities — and what closing that gap actually requires.
Every Supply Chain Attack of June and July 2026 Was After the Same Thing
Nine incidents in eight weeks: a PyPI worm, typosquatted payment SDKs, jscrambler, AsyncAPI, Hugging Face, Polymarket, Nx Console, Medtronic, AdaptHealth. Nine different vectors, one prize — credentials sitting in developer environments and build pipelines. If you fix one thing this quarter, fix that.
Best software supply chain security platforms
A practical buyer's guide comparing top software supply chain security platforms—SBOM, dependency scanning, and CI/CD attestation—so you can pick the right fit.
Malicious VS Code extensions report
150+ malicious VS Code extensions have been pulled from marketplaces since 2024. Here's how the attacks work — and how to defend against them.
Terraform Registry module vulnerability trends
Registry-wide analysis shows a rising share of Terraform modules carry stale provider pins and insecure defaults — here's what's driving it and how to respond.
Homebrew formula security incidents
A timeline of Homebrew formula security incidents — from the 2018 Jenkins token leak to 2026's Trivy tap compromise — and what Homebrew's Tap Trust fix means for security teams.
Best software supply chain risk scoring and rating platforms
A practical, no-hype guide to choosing software supply chain risk scoring platforms — evaluation criteria plus a fair roundup of six real vendors, strengths and limitations included.
Known Vulnerabilities in Dependencies: Detection and Triage
Known vulnerabilities in dependencies aren't a detection problem — they're a triage problem. Here's how CVEs get exploited, why CVSS alone misleads, and how to prioritize fixes.
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