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SBOM

SBOM security: key components and top use cases

A practical breakdown of SBOM security components and top use cases—incident response, compliance, M&A—plus how Safeguard's approach differs from SCA-first tools like Mend.io.

May 23, 20268 min read
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Communicating security posture to customers/investors via...

How to turn SBOMs into a real vendor-risk communication tool for customers and investors, and where Mend.io's scan-first approach falls short.

May 23, 20267 min read
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Log4j-style incident response using SBOM inventories

How SBOM inventories turned days of Log4Shell triage into minutes-long queries — and why scanner-first tools like Mend.io struggled when every team needed answers at once.

May 22, 20268 min read
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SBOM for Containers: 2026 Buyer's Guide

How to generate, manage, and act on SBOMs for containers in 2026: tool comparison, layered SBOMs, signing, and runtime drift detection.

Apr 19, 20265 min read
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SBOM vs. VEX: What's the Difference and When Do You Need Each?

SBOMs tell you what is in your software. VEX tells you which of those components are actually exploitable. Here is how to use both without drowning in noise.

Apr 15, 20268 min read
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CycloneDX vs SPDX: SBOM Format Comparison 2026

A practical CycloneDX vs SPDX comparison for 2026 buyers: schema depth, tool support, regulatory alignment, and which format to pick for which use case.

Apr 14, 20265 min read
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How to Read a CycloneDX SBOM: A Line-by-Line Walkthrough

A walkthrough of a CycloneDX 1.6 JSON document — metadata, components, services, dependencies, and vulnerabilities — with a real snippet and what to check first.

Apr 13, 20267 min read
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SBOM standards and formats compared (SPDX vs CycloneDX vs...

SPDX, CycloneDX, and Syft JSON aren't interchangeable. A concrete breakdown of what each format is for, where Anchore's Syft defaults, and how Safeguard handles both.

Mar 30, 20268 min read
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What is a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) — definitions...

What is an SBOM? A plain-language breakdown of definitions, contents, formats (SPDX vs CycloneDX), compliance drivers, and real use cases like Log4Shell and xz-utils.

Mar 29, 20267 min read
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