audit
Safeguard articles tagged "audit" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
24 articles
EO 14028 Attestation Pipeline
Executive Order 14028 attestations are now standard for federal software vendors. Build a pipeline that produces SSDF-aligned evidence on every release.
NIS2 Supply Chain Evidence For EU Operators
NIS2 expects essential and important entities to manage supply chain risk with documented evidence. Learn how to build a program that survives competent authority review.
CMMC Level 2 Supply Chain Control Evidence
CMMC Level 2 assessments demand structured evidence for the SR family and adjacent controls. Learn how to produce assessor-ready supply chain artifacts.
SOC 2 Type II
What is SOC 2 Type II? A clear breakdown of the audit report, Trust Services Criteria, and how it differs from Type I — with real audit examples.
NIST SSDF Audit: What Auditors Actually Check
A practical walkthrough of what NIST Secure Software Development Framework audits look like in 2026, where evidence gaps show up, and how to prepare without burning out engineering.
SOC 2 Type II for SaaS Startups in 2026
What a SOC 2 Type II audit actually requires in 2026, where supply chain controls now sit in the Trust Services Criteria, and how to scope a defensible first report.
ISO 27001:2022 Transition Deadline: The Approach
The October 31, 2025 ISO/IEC 27001:2022 transition deadline is weeks away. Here's what auditors will look for in Annex A controls, statements of applicability, and evidence packs.
Compliance Reporting with Safeguard: From Raw Data to Audit-Ready Documents
How to use Safeguard's compliance reporting engine to generate audit-ready documentation for SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST SSDF, and other frameworks without weeks of manual work.
Rust Supply Chain: cargo-vet Expansion in 2025
Mozilla and Google expanded cargo-vet's shared audit pool to 14,000 crates in Q1 2025. Here's how to adopt it without drowning in imports.
Auditing Rust unsafe Code at Scale
How to actually audit unsafe blocks across a large Rust dependency graph without drowning in false positives or miss real issues.
.NET Supply Chain Audit Patterns
Auditing a .NET supply chain is a different exercise than auditing a JavaScript one, and the patterns that actually find problems are specific to how the ecosystem works.
Compliance as Code: Implementation Guide for Security Teams
Compliance as code transforms audit requirements into automated checks. This guide covers frameworks, tooling, and practical implementation for security teams.