vex
Safeguard articles tagged "vex" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
23 articles
Best SBOM Management Platforms 2026 Review
A 2026 review of the best SBOM management platforms, comparing Dependency-Track, Anchore, Kusari, and Safeguard on depth and compliance.
CycloneDX vs SPDX in Practice: Choosing an SBOM Format
Both formats are standards, both are mandated somewhere, and your tooling probably emits both. What actually differs when you run CycloneDX and SPDX in production.
Safeguard v3: Compliance-First Supply Chain Security
Safeguard v3 adds compliance framework mapping, automated evidence collection, audit-ready reporting, and VEX document support for regulatory readiness.
Vulnerability Intelligence Platform Buyer Guide 2026
A senior-engineer's buyer guide for vulnerability intelligence platforms in 2026: what to evaluate, how to test, and where most procurement processes go wrong.
How to Respond When a CVE Drops in a Package You Ship
A working playbook for the day a CVE lands in your dependency tree: confirm exposure with SBOM queries, judge real exploitability, patch or mitigate, then prove it and publish VEX.
How to Build a VEX Document for Your Consumers
A hands-on tutorial for producing a CSAF-VEX document that tells your customers which CVEs actually affect your product and which do not.
CycloneDX
CycloneDX is the OWASP-backed SBOM standard for tracking software components, vulnerabilities, and VEX statements. Here's what is CycloneDX and how it compares to SPDX.
FAQ: When Do You Need a Dedicated SBOM Tool?
When a scanner's built-in SBOM export stops being enough — signals you need a dedicated SBOM tool, what one actually does, and how to evaluate.
OpenVEX vs. CycloneDX VEX: Which to Pick
A direct comparison of OpenVEX and CycloneDX VEX in 2026, covering spec differences, tooling support, and the operational tradeoffs that actually affect your choice.
SBOM Distribution Patterns: TEA, VEX, and the Last Mile in 2026
How SBOMs actually move between producers and consumers in 2026, what TEA and VEX are solving, and the distribution patterns that hold up in production.
VEX Explained: How Vulnerability Exploitability Exchange Cuts Through Alert Noise
VEX documents let software producers tell consumers which vulnerabilities actually affect their products. Here's how VEX works and why it matters.
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