Deep dives, practical guides, and incident analyses from engineers who build Safeguard. No fluff, no vendor FUD — just what you need to ship secure software.
A software license type defines what you may legally do with code you did not write. Here are the main categories, the obligations each carries, and why they matter for compliance.
PCI DSS 4.0's 30-day patch clock is brutal for container-heavy CDEs. Here's how hardened, minimal images cut CVE noise and make audits defensible.
OMB M-22-18 and the CISA Secure Software Self-Attestation form continue to evolve. Here is what producers and federal buyers must change in 2026.
CMMC 2.0 enforcement is phasing in through 2028. Hardened container images help, but 35+ of 110 NIST 800-171 controls need continuous evidence Chainguard's approach doesn't cover.
SOC 2 attests to internal controls, not to whether a hardened image or build pipeline is secure. Here is how Chainguard's approach fits, and what it does not cover.
The different types of licenses in software fall into a few families - permissive, copyleft, weak copyleft, and proprietary - and each carries distinct legal and supply chain obligations.
A working map of the types of software license agreements you will actually encounter, from proprietary EULAs to copyleft open source, and what each one obligates you to do.
The Apache Software License is one of the most permissive open source licenses. Here is what Apache 2.0 permits, its patent grant, and the one rule teams miss.
A senior engineer's view of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act in 2026: security safeguards, significant data fiduciaries, breach notification, and software controls that actually comply.
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