Open source license risk in M&A due diligence
Open source license conflicts hide in most acquisition targets' codebases. Here's why manifest-based SCA tools like Mend.io miss them in M&A diligence — and what a real audit needs.
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Open source license conflicts hide in most acquisition targets' codebases. Here's why manifest-based SCA tools like Mend.io miss them in M&A diligence — and what a real audit needs.
Cloud data compliance is the practice of meeting legal and contractual rules for how data is stored, processed, and protected in cloud environments. Here is how to make it real.
HHS published the HIPAA Security Rule NPRM in January 2025. Finalization is on the agenda for 2026. Covered entities and business associates need to start work now.
HIPAA is a U.S. law, not an international standard, but its obligations follow protected health information across borders through covered entities and business associates.
How to use Safeguard's compliance reporting engine to generate audit-ready documentation for SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST SSDF, and other frameworks without weeks of manual work.
NIS2 is in force, transposition is late in half the EU, and the obligations bind anyway if you're in scope. The supply chain security and 24-hour reporting duties, decoded.
Open source software licenses decide what you can legally do with a dependency. Getting them wrong is a compliance risk that sits right next to your security risk.
Understanding the types of software licensing keeps a copyleft obligation or a proprietary term from surprising you at audit time. Here is a practical map of the licensing types that matter.
The November 2023 amendments to NY DFS 23 NYCRR Part 500 tightened third-party service provider requirements and added new obligations around software supply chain risk. Covered entities are now in steady-state implementation.
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