Overview and Introduction Welcome to the fourth article in the “Care and Feeding of SBOMs” series! We started by exploring the strategic importance of SBOMs in “SBOM Adoption at Scale: Burden or Opportunity?”, then delved into practical generation techniques in “How to Build SBOMs at Scale” and tackled the complexities of intake in “How to…
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SBOM Adoption Guide: Part 3 – How to Ingest and Manage SBOMs at Scale
Overview and Introduction Welcome to the third installment of the “Care and Feeding of SBOMs” series! Our first article, SBOM Adoption at Scale: Burden or Opportunity?, outlined the strategic importance of Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs). The second, How to Build SBOMs at Scale, dove into the practicalities of generating accurate SBOMs for your organization’s…
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Summary and Background This is the second installment in the Care and Feeding of SBOMs series. The inaugural article, SBOM Adoption at Scale: Burden or Opportunity?, introduced the role and impact that Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) play across development, enterprise, and regulatory application stakeholders. For a more literal SBOM definition, check out SBOM 101:…
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Hello World Welcome to the “SBOM Adoption” series – a practical guide designed to navigate the evolving landscape of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) adoption. As software supply chains grow more complex and interconnected, understanding what’s inside our software is no longer optional; it’s essential for security, compliance, and trust. Fundamentally, an SBOM provides a…
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Software Security in AgriTech: Protecting Farms from Cyber Pests
Agriculture has come a long way from dirt, seeds, and hope. Today’s farms are powered by sophisticated agriculture technology, known as AgriTech, like precision farming software, automated irrigation systems, AI-driven crop monitoring, and smart machinery that practically runs itself. But just like real pests threaten crops, digital pests like bad code and unpatched vulnerabilities pose…
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Locking Down LogiTech: How to Secure Supply Chain Software
The logistics industry has come a long way from clipboards and paper trails. Today, supply chains run on software or logistics technology aka LogiTech. Route optimization tools, vehicle telemetry data, warehouse automation, and real-time shipment tracking platforms help logistics companies optimize operations, improve efficiency, and enhance their customer experience. The right tech keeps everything moving…
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Securing NonprofitTech: Protecting the Digital Tools Powering Good Causes
Nonprofits exist to change the world. Whether you’re tackling hunger, providing essential care, or working on countless other missions, the work you do matters. But your impact is also what makes you a prime target for exploitation. You may not have the deep pockets of big corporations, but you do have something hackers want: data…
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DataTech Software Security: Protecting the Data That Powers Business
Nearly every business today relies on vast amounts of data to run. Data Technology companies, or DataTech for short, are at the center of it all. They’re the logging platforms, data aggregators, integration tools, and visualization dashboards businesses use to clean up and make sense of raw data. Given how valuable it is to businesses,…
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Software Security in RetailTech: Keeping Your Systems Safe While Meeting Customer Demands
The retail technology industry, or RetailTech for short, has completely changed how we shop, making everything from point-of-sale (POS) systems to inventory management and e-commerce platforms faster, smarter, and more seamless. Unfortunately, the technology advancements that we love as consumers, and that retailers expect from technology providers, also make things easier for cybercriminals who would…
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Software Security in the BioTech Industry: Best Practices to Balance Innovation and Risk
The BioTech industry is all about pushing boundaries: understanding diseases, developing new treatments, and generally making the world a better place. But while BioTech companies are busy pushing what’s possible in healthcare, cybercriminals are just as busy figuring out how to steal research, mess with clinical trials, or expose patient data for their benefit. If…
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