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BSD 3-Clause License Explained
The BSD 3-clause license is one of the most permissive open source licenses in wide use — here's what its three conditions actually require and how it differs from MIT and Apache 2.0.
Apr 22, 20266 min read
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OSS Licenses Explained: Compliance and Risk Management
OSS licenses govern how you can use open-source dependencies, and ignoring them creates real legal and business risk. Here is how the main license types work and how to stay compliant.
Apr 21, 20266 min read
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Cloud Security Standards & Frameworks (ISO/IEC, NIST, CIS)
ISO 27001:2022, NIST CSF 2.0, and CIS Benchmarks now expect software supply chain proof that cloud posture tools like Wiz can't provide alone. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Apr 19, 20268 min read
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The MIT Software License: What It Permits and What to Watch For
The MIT software license is short, permissive, and lets you do almost anything as long as you keep the copyright notice. Here is what it actually requires and where teams still get tripped up.
Apr 19, 20265 min read
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Cloud Compliance Tools: How to Choose the Right One
A practical guide to cloud compliance tools: the categories that exist, what each actually does, and how to pick tooling that maps to your frameworks.
Apr 18, 20266 min read
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Cloud Compliance Platform: A Buyer's Security Guide
A cloud compliance platform continuously maps your cloud configuration and evidence to frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Here is what one actually does and how to tell a real one from a checkbox tool.
Apr 15, 20266 min read
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TSA Surface Transportation Cyber NPRM: From Directives to Rule
TSA's November 2024 Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management NPRM would formalize what pipeline and rail SDs already require. Operators should prepare now.
Apr 15, 20266 min read
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DORA Compliance for Fintech Engineering Teams
DORA has applied since January 2025. For engineers that means ICT asset inventories, 4-hour incident classification, TLPT, and a register of every software supplier.
Apr 15, 20266 min read
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Software Transparency Goes Global: Regulatory Developments in 2025
From the EU Cyber Resilience Act to Japan's software security guidelines, governments worldwide are mandating software transparency. A comprehensive overview of the global regulatory landscape.
Apr 15, 20265 min read
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