compliance
Safeguard articles tagged "compliance" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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NIST SSDF FAQ: SP 800-218, the Four Practice Groups, and Attestation
A precise FAQ on the NIST Secure Software Development Framework in 2026 — the four practice groups, the CISA self-attestation form, EO 14028 lineage, the AI augmentation, and the evidence behind it.
Open Source License Comparison: MIT, Apache, BSD, GPL, and More
A side-by-side comparison of the major open-source licenses — MIT, BSD, Apache 2.0, MPL, LGPL, GPL, and AGPL — across permissions, conditions, copyleft strength, and patent handling.
SOX Compliance for Software: IT General Controls and the Supply Chain
Sarbanes-Oxley is a financial-reporting law, but it reaches deep into the software that produces the numbers. Here's how IT general controls, change management, and dependency integrity fit under SOX.
How to Set Up a Vulnerability Policy Gate
Define a written, version-controlled policy for which vulnerabilities block a release, enforce it consistently across CLI and CI, and manage time-boxed exceptions without an allowlist that lives forever.
SOC 2 and software supply chain security: mapping the Trust Services Criteria
SOC 2 never says the words 'software bill of materials,' but auditors increasingly expect supply-chain evidence. Here's how the Trust Services Criteria map to your dependencies.
ISO 27001 vs SOC 2: Which Certification Matters More
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 answer different questions. Here's how to read both when vetting supply chain security vendors like Snyk and Safeguard.
The FedRAMP Authorization Guide: Paths, Baselines, and Continuous Monitoring
FedRAMP is how cloud products earn the right to sell to U.S. federal agencies. Here's how the authorization paths work, what the NIST 800-53 baselines require, and where your software supply chain gets scrutinized.
The NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF), explained
NIST SP 800-218 is the framework behind federal secure-development attestations. Here's what its four practice groups ask of you and how to produce the evidence.
Checkmarx vs Veracode: A Neutral AppSec Comparison for 2026
Checkmarx and Veracode are both enterprise application security platforms with deep SAST roots, but they differ in analysis method and deployment model. An honest side-by-side, plus where a third option fits.
The HIPAA Security Rule for Software Teams: Safeguards, Structure, and Change Ahead
The HIPAA Security Rule is technology-neutral by design, but its administrative, physical, and technical safeguards translate into concrete engineering work. Here's how the rule is structured and how a proposed 2025 overhaul could tighten it.
Policy as Code for Security: A Practical Guide
When your security rules live in a wiki, they are advice. When they live in version-controlled code the pipeline enforces, they are controls. Here is how to move security policy into code that actually runs.
SBOMs and Executive Order 14028: how a 2021 order reshaped software supply chain policy
Executive Order 14028 made the software bill of materials a matter of federal policy. Here's the story of how it happened, what it requires, and what it means for you in 2026.
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