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Should a new component in the SBOM fail the release gate?
A new component should block a release only when it breaks a written rule: denied package, bad license, serious known flaw. Otherwise warn and review.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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Is a shared component library across client sites a supply chain risk?
An agency's internal component library links every client site to one codebase. How versioning, review and release control keep one bug from becoming many.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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How do you scan Redis, Kafka and RabbitMQ container images before deploy?
Pin image tags, scan each broker image before deploy and on a schedule, keep secrets out of layers, and rebuild when advisories land. A routine.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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What happens when you scan the same SBOM with a second tool?
Feeding one SBOM to two scanners removes input differences and exposes data differences. Learn what stays the same, what shifts, and how to read it.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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CODEOWNERS, service catalog or git history for SCA ownership routing?
Which source should SCA use to decide who owns a finding? CODEOWNERS, a service catalog and git history compared, with the failure mode of each.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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How do you check an SCA tool's manifest and lockfile coverage?
Build a coverage matrix of your ecosystems, manifests, lockfiles and build time resolution, then test each cell against a candidate SCA tool before buying.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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SBOM or software inventory: which one does an acquirer ask for?
An SBOM lists the components inside one product. A software inventory lists the products, services and systems you run. Acquirers often want both.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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SBOM story for startups with many microservices or a monorepo
One product, many services, one repo: how a startup decides what an SBOM covers, how many to produce, and how to explain it to a buyer.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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SBOM story for a SaaS startup with nothing to download
A hosted product ships no installer, yet buyers still ask for an SBOM. Here is how a SaaS startup scopes, describes and shares one honestly.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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