compliance
Safeguard articles tagged "compliance" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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SBOM as a supply chain defense strategy
SBOMs turn "are we affected?" from a weeks-long fire drill into a query. Here's how they defend against real supply chain attacks like Log4Shell and XZ Utils.
The AGPL Licence Explained: Obligations and Real Risks
The AGPL licence closes the SaaS loophole in the GPL by triggering source-sharing over the network. Here is what it obliges, and where it bites teams by surprise.
Cloud Audit: How to Audit Your Cloud Environment for Security
A cloud audit is a systematic review of your cloud accounts against security and compliance baselines. Here is a practical process covering identity, configuration, logging, and evidence.
SBOM Template: How to Structure a Software Bill of Materials
A practical SBOM template covering the required fields, a ready-to-adapt CycloneDX skeleton, and the mistake of treating an SBOM as a document you fill in by hand.
PCI DSS compliance for application security teams
PCI DSS 4.0's software inventory rules are enforced since March 2025. Here's why scanner-only tools like Checkmarx miss Requirements 6.3.2, 6.4.3, and 11.6.1.
HIPAA requirements and application security
HIPAA's Security Rule ties ePHI protection to application security, but scanner tools like Checkmarx rarely map findings to 45 CFR safeguards. Here's what compliance teams actually need.
SOC 2 Type II and vendor trust in AppSec tooling
Why SOC 2 Type II compliance is the real trust signal for AppSec vendors, where Checkmarx's public evidence falls short, and how Safeguard makes its audit trail verifiable.
Enterprise Level Security: A Practical Guide
Enterprise level security is less about buying premium tools and more about controls that hold up under scale, audit, and adversaries. Here is what actually distinguishes it.
Veracode Trust Center walkthrough / vendor security trans...
What Veracode's trust center actually proves about vendor security — and why SOC 2 reports don't answer software supply chain questions like SBOM and build provenance.
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) security
A secure SDLC needs more than periodic scans. See where Veracode's upload-and-scan model leaves supply chain gaps, and how continuous, provenance-aware security closes them.
Achieving PCI DSS compliance through AppSec testing
PCI DSS 4.0 made application security testing mandatory, not optional. Here's what auditors check, where scanner-only programs fail, and how to close the gaps.
HIPAA application security validation testing
A 2025 HHS rule proposes fixed testing cadences for HIPAA. Heres what security testing requirements demand now, and how Safeguard closes the gaps Veracode leaves.
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