continuous-monitoring
Safeguard articles tagged "continuous-monitoring" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
11 articles
FedRAMP Moderate: What It Actually Requires From Your Security Architecture
FedRAMP Moderate maps to roughly 300 NIST 800-53 controls — and FedRAMP 20x is now replacing the old triennial paperwork cycle with continuous evidence.
FedRAMP for AppSec Tools: What It Means for Government So...
FedRAMP 20x now demands machine-readable SBOM and vulnerability evidence, not static reports. Here's what changed, what it costs, and where Endor Labs stands.
FedRAMP 20x Phase Two: What Moderate Pilots Are Teaching Us
FedRAMP 20x Phase Two is running Moderate-baseline pilots through Q2 2026. We walk through KSIs, machine-readable OSCAL, and the path to wide-scale adoption.
How to lower FedRAMP certification costs
FedRAMP authorizations cost $250K-$3M and take 12-18 months. See where that spend actually goes, how Chainguard's hardened images fit in, and how to cut costs.
FedRAMP compliance checklist: steps, requirements, docume...
A concrete FedRAMP compliance checklist: steps, documentation, timelines, and how supply chain evidence like Chainguard images and Safeguard SBOMs fits in.
NIST 800-37 Risk Management Framework explained in plain ...
NIST 800-37's seven-step Risk Management Framework explained in plain English: who must comply, how it ties to FedRAMP and SSDF, and where teams stall.
Continuous Compliance Monitoring: A Practical Guide for Security Teams
How to replace periodic compliance audits with continuous, automated monitoring that catches drift before auditors do.
FedRAMP 20x and Continuous Compliance for Software Vendors
FedRAMP 20x replaces document-heavy review with machine-verifiable assertions. SBOMs and runtime evidence become first-class authorization artifacts.
FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring: What ConMon Really Involves
Authorization is the starting line. FedRAMP ConMon means monthly scans, POA&M hygiene, 30/90/180-day remediation clocks, and an annual assessment — every year, forever.
How Snyk AI-BOM's continuous refresh model differs from a...
How Snyk's AI-BOM keeps model and dataset inventories current through continuous refresh, and why that differs mechanically from a point-in-time static SBOM export.
Setting Up Continuous Dependency Monitoring From Scratch
Point-in-time dependency scans miss vulnerabilities disclosed between scans. Here is how to set up continuous monitoring that catches new threats as they emerge.