license-compliance
Safeguard articles tagged "license-compliance" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Best open source software composition analysis (SCA) tools
A practical comparison of the best open source SCA tools — vulnerability coverage, license scanning, and CI/CD fit — with honest strengths and limitations for each.
Best open source license compliance tools
A practical comparison of open source license compliance tools—FOSSA, Mend, Black Duck, Snyk, and more—covering detection accuracy, policy engines, and SBOM support.
The GPLv3 License Explained: Compliance and Risk
The GPLv3 license is a strong copyleft license that carries real obligations, and treating it as just another dependency is how companies end up with compliance and legal exposure.
Building an OSPO security governance model for license and vulnerability risk
77% of large organizations now run an OSPO, and 91% say it owns security issues — but most still track license and CVE risk in separate spreadsheets.
Automating Open Source License Compliance: From Manual Audits to Continuous Enforcement
Manual license audits cannot keep pace with modern dependency trees. Automated license detection, policy enforcement, and compliance documentation turn a legal bottleneck into a developer workflow.
Licence logiciel : le guide securite pour choisir et rester conforme
Une licence logiciel definit ce que vous avez le droit de faire avec un code, et mal la gerer expose autant a un risque juridique qu'a un risque securite.
Building an Open-Source License Compliance Program That Flags Copyleft Risk in CI
Software Freedom Conservancy's suit against Vizio is headed to trial in August 2026 — proof that copyleft violations are litigated, not theoretical.
Best open source audit tools for M&A due diligence
A practical buyer's guide to open source audit tools for M&A due diligence, comparing ScanCode, FOSSology, ORT, Syft/Grype, FOSSA, and Black Duck.
The 4 dimensions of open-source dependency risk
Open-source risk isn't one problem — CVEs, malware, license exposure, and abandonment each fail differently, and Sonatype logged 454,600+ malicious packages in 2025 alone.
The supply-chain and IP risk hiding inside AI coding assistants
GitHub has disclosed that Copilot suggestions match training-set code verbatim about 1% of the time — and a class action over it is still being argued in 2026.
Enriching SBOMs with Vulnerability and License Metadata
A base SBOM only lists what's in your build — OSV.dev, EPSS, and OpenSSF Scorecard turn that inventory into a prioritized risk decision.
The Hidden Risks of AI Coding Assistants
A 2021 NYU study found 40% of Copilot-generated code contained exploitable bugs — and that's before counting leaked secrets or hallucinated packages.
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