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CISA's Secure-by-Design pledge two years in: vendor commitments and procurement effects

CISA's Secure-by-Design pledge launched in April 2024 with seven voluntary goals. Two years later, signatories are publishing progress reports and procurement teams are starting to ask hard questions.

May 12, 20268 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

ESSCM Buyer Guide 2026

An enterprise buyer's guide to End-to-End Software Supply Chain Management platforms in 2026, with the questions that separate marketing from working products.

Apr 8, 20265 min read
AI Security

Cursor Enterprise Security Buyer Review 2026

An honest security buyer's review of Cursor Enterprise for 2026: data handling, model isolation, audit posture, and the gaps to negotiate before signing.

Mar 12, 20265 min read
Vulnerability Management

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.

Mar 11, 20265 min read
Best Practices

Vendor Offboarding and Supply Chain Data Destruction

A practical playbook for offboarding software vendors and ensuring data is actually destroyed, not just promised to be destroyed, across complex subprocessor chains.

Mar 9, 20267 min read
Best Practices

Procurement Security Questionnaires That Actually Work

How to design a supplier security questionnaire that produces usable signal, what to cut from standard templates, and how to integrate the output into real risk decisions.

Mar 6, 20267 min read
Best Practices

Right-to-Repair and Software Supply Chain Security

How the right-to-repair movement is reshaping software supply chain obligations in 2026, from firmware transparency to the security implications of mandated component access.

Mar 3, 20267 min read
Best Practices

Cyber Insurance Exclusions for Supply Chain Incidents

What 2026 cyber insurance policies actually exclude for software supply chain incidents, how carriers test your controls, and what to negotiate before renewal.

Feb 28, 20266 min read
Best Practices

Buy vs. Build a Supply Chain Security Platform

When building your own software supply chain security platform makes sense, when it does not, and the hybrid architecture most mature teams actually land on.

Feb 24, 20267 min read
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