compliance
Safeguard articles tagged "compliance" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Anatomy of a trust center: what enterprise buyers should ...
A practical checklist for evaluating vendor trust centers—using JFrog as a reference point—covering SOC 2 scope, SBOM provenance, and disclosure SLAs enterprise buyers often miss.
SBOM Quality Metrics: Moving Beyond Completeness
Most SBOM quality discussions stop at completeness. Real quality requires measuring accuracy, freshness, depth, and actionability. Here is a practical framework.
Responsible AI principles: what vendors commit to when bu...
What should a "responsible AI" commitment from a security vendor actually contain? A breakdown of the regulations, disclosures, and JFrog comparison every buyer should check.
Government access request policies: how vendors handle la...
How JFrog and other software supply chain vendors handle law-enforcement subpoenas, and what Safeguard commits to differently on SBOM and metadata requests.
What is a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and why it ma...
A software bill of materials (SBOM) is a live inventory of every dependency in your software. Here's why it matters, how JFrog handles it, and how Safeguard does better.
Why 'We Have an SBOM' Isn't the Same as 'We Are Secure'
An SBOM tells you what's in your software, not whether it's safe. Here's why inventory alone can't stop supply chain attacks like XZ Utils or SolarWinds.
SBOM Format Wars: CycloneDX vs SPDX in Practice
CycloneDX and SPDX both claim to be "the" SBOM standard. Here's where they actually diverge on VEX support, license compliance, and government mandates — and which to pick.
The Gap Between SBOM Generation and SBOM Consumption
Most companies generate SBOMs to satisfy a compliance checkbox, then let them sit unread. Here is why SBOM consumption lags generation, and how to close the gap.
FTC Safeguards Rule: Enforcement Heats Up in 2026
The FTC finalized 30-day breach notification in 2025 and pursued multi-million-dollar settlements through 2026. Non-bank financial institutions need to take the Rule seriously.
Regulatory Pressure and the Uneven Global Adoption of SBOMs
SBOM mandates now span the US, EU, and Japan, but each uses different formats, deadlines, and penalties. Here's how the patchwork actually works.
AI-BOMs: Extending Bill-of-Materials Thinking to Machine ...
AI-BOMs extend SBOM discipline to machine learning models—tracking training data, weights, and lineage. Here's what they contain and why regulators now require them.
Federal Procurement Rules and Their Ripple Effect on Priv...
Federal rules from EO 14028 to FDA Section 524B and CMMC 2.0 have made SBOMs a procurement baseline — and the requirements are cascading into private-sector supply chains too.
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