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Regulatory Compliance

SLSA v1.1 Framework Update: What's New

SLSA v1.1 sharpens the build track, adds a source track draft, and clarifies attestation semantics. Here is the practical guide for security teams.

Mar 30, 20266 min read
Industry Analysis

Best practices for securing the software supply chain

From the xz backdoor to SolarWinds, real incidents show why SBOMs, build provenance, and continuous monitoring matter more than scanning alone.

Mar 26, 20267 min read
Best Practices

How to Implement SLSA Level 3 Practically

SLSA Level 3 requires hardened builds, verifiable provenance, and isolated build environments. Here is the practical path, not the theoretical one.

Mar 20, 20267 min read
Emerging Technology

GitHub Actions Cache Poisoning Attack Class 2025

GitHub Actions caches were never designed as a trust boundary. In 2025 researchers turned that mismatch into a repeatable supply-chain attack pattern.

Mar 17, 20268 min read
Best Practices

Zero Trust Principles Applied to the Software Supply Chain

Zero trust is not just a network architecture concept. Applied to the software supply chain, it fundamentally changes how organizations verify code, dependencies, and build processes.

Mar 16, 20267 min read
SBOM & Compliance

Provenance Attestation Consumer Workflow

Generating provenance is half the story. Consuming it correctly, at the right points in the pipeline, is where the security value actually materialises.

Mar 16, 20267 min read
SBOM & Compliance

SLSA Build Provenance for Python Publish

Python packages on PyPI can carry SLSA provenance via PEP 740. Here is the publish workflow, the verification story, and the parts that still do not quite fit together.

Mar 12, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

How to Validate SLSA Provenance in CI

Generate and validate SLSA v1.0 provenance attestations in GitHub Actions using slsa-verifier, gate releases on builder identity, and prove build integrity.

Mar 9, 20264 min read
SBOM & Compliance

SLSA Builder Requirements in Production

The SLSA specification sets explicit requirements for builders at each level. Here is what those requirements actually mean when you operate a builder in production.

Mar 8, 20267 min read
Industry Trends

Software Signing and Code Integrity in 2026: The Practical State of Play

Where software signing stands today, what Sigstore and friends changed, and why most organizations still ship unsigned artifacts.

Mar 8, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

What is In-toto Attestation

In-toto attestation is a signed, verifiable record of how software was built. Here's how the format works, how it differs from an SBOM, and where it's used today.

Mar 6, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

What is Software Provenance

Software provenance proves where an artifact came from and how it was built. Learn what it is, why it matters, and how to verify it with SLSA and Sigstore.

Mar 5, 20267 min read

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