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Safeguard articles tagged "software-supply-chain-security" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

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Compliance

PCI DSS 4.0 Software Supply Chain Requirements Explained

PCI DSS 4.0 quietly turned component inventories, third-party code review, and payment page script control into audit line items. Here's the requirement-by-requirement map.

Feb 27, 20266 min read
Cryptography

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)

A precise, technical answer to what is elliptic curve cryptography — plus how ECC vs RSA, ECDSA signatures, and ECDH key exchange secure modern systems.

Feb 27, 20267 min read
Compliance

What is ISO 27001

ISO 27001 is the international ISMS standard with 93 Annex A controls. Here's what it requires, who needs it, and what it costs to certify.

Feb 27, 20267 min read
Cryptography

Hardware Security Module (HSM)

What is an HSM? Learn how hardware security modules store signing keys, how HSM vs KMS differs, and why FIPS 140-2 HSMs protect code-signing keys.

Feb 27, 20267 min read
Compliance

What is the NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)

NIST SSDF (SP 800-218) explained: its four practice groups, the EO 14028 origin, federal attestation deadlines, and how it differs from SLSA and SP 800-53.

Feb 26, 20266 min read
Compliance

What is Executive Order 14028

EO 14028 forced federal software vendors to prove what's in their code. Here's what it requires, who it binds, and what's changed since 2021.

Feb 26, 20266 min read
Compliance

What is the EU Cyber Resilience Act

The EU Cyber Resilience Act sets binding cybersecurity rules for digital products, with reporting due by Sept 2026 and full compliance by Dec 2027.

Feb 26, 20266 min read
Comparisons

Zero-CVE Images vs Hardening Your Own: Cost and Risk Compared

Buy zero-CVE base images or build hardened ones yourself? A cost-and-risk comparison with real numbers: engineering hours, subscription pricing, and CVE half-life.

Feb 25, 20266 min read
Concepts

What is a Security Audit

A security audit is an evidence-based check that your controls actually meet a standard. Here's the process, the main frameworks, and how it differs from a pentest.

Feb 25, 20265 min read
Concepts

What is Egress Filtering in CI

Egress filtering in CI restricts where build jobs can send traffic, so a compromised dependency can't exfiltrate your secrets. Here's how to roll it out without breaking builds.

Feb 25, 20267 min read
Industry Analysis

XXE (XML External Entity) attack

A precise breakdown of what an XXE attack is, how XML external entity injection works, a real-world exploit example, the billion laughs attack, and prevention techniques.

Feb 25, 20266 min read
Compliance

What is Compliance Automation

Compliance automation replaces manual audit evidence with continuous, API-driven monitoring — here's how it works, which frameworks it covers, and why supply chain evidence changes the equation.

Feb 25, 20267 min read

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