compliance
Safeguard articles tagged "compliance" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Law firm software supply chain risk in 2026
Why the legal sector's reliance on Relativity, iManage, NetDocuments, and a long tail of practice-management vendors creates a supply chain attack surface that ABA Formal Opinion 483 makes a duty to address.
SEC cyber-incident 8-K disclosure and the software supply chain in 2026
The SEC's Item 1.05 8-K rule has been live since December 2023, and supply-chain incidents are now the most common trigger for a four-day materiality clock. Here is what programs need to know.
SSO, SCIM, and Vanta integrations for compliance-driven t...
How SSO, SCIM, and native Vanta integration shape audit readiness for supply chain security tools, and where Safeguard's approach differs from Socket.dev's.
Vendor trust center: how Socket protects customer data
How Socket.dev discloses SOC 2 and security data, and what a self-service SCA vendor security trust center should show before you grant repo access.
HIPAA compliance in software development
HIPAA compliance in software development means encryption, access logging, and vulnerability management baked into the SDLC — not paperwork. Here's what engineers must build.
Responsible vulnerability disclosure policy comparison
Safeguard and Socket.dev both publish vulnerability disclosure policies—but their SLAs, bounty terms, and scope differ. A sourced, line-by-line comparison for vendor due diligence.
PCI DSS requirements for application security programs
PCI DSS v4.0.1 Requirement 6 sets hard deadlines and evidence rules for AppSec — here's what 6.2.3, 6.3.1–6.3.3 actually demand.
Does Socket.dev store or upload your source code?
Does Socket.dev see your proprietary source code? Here's how dependency scanners access repos, and where Safeguard draws the compliance line.
FedRAMP authorization for cloud service providers explained
A concrete walkthrough of FedRAMP authorization for CSPs: impact levels, control counts, timelines, costs, FedRAMP 20x, and continuous monitoring deadlines.
NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) explained
NIST SP 800-218's 42 practices now back federal attestation law. Here's what SSDF actually requires, who must comply, and how it differs from SLSA and SOC 2.
Executive Order 14028 and software supply chain security
EO 14028 forces federal software vendors to produce SBOMs and attest to NIST's SSDF. Here's what it requires, key deadlines, and how to prove compliance.
EU Cyber Resilience Act: what developers need to know
The EU Cyber Resilience Act sets hard deadlines starting Sept 2026 for SBOMs, vulnerability reporting, and patching. Here's what developers must build.