Software Supply Chain Security
Software Supply Chain Security
What is SBOM Central?
SBOM Central is a cloud-based solution that provides a user-friendly service for managing, monitoring, and sharing SBOMs. It automatically identifies and notifies you of vulnerabilities, exploits, and other security concerns, while continuously scanning for software updates, license compliance, and overall system health indicators.
On-prem and Air-Gap options are available.
What is an SBOM?
A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is a structured record that enumerates all components included in a software product or application. It encompasses proprietary and open-source elements, specifying their versions, dependencies, and origins.
Why are SBOMs important?
SBOMs are crucial for enhancing supply chain security, mitigating software vulnerabilities, ensuring regulatory compliance, and informing decisions in software risk management. In an era of escalating supply chain attacks, they provide critical visibility, accountability, and resilience within the cybersecurity ecosystem. By offering a comprehensive inventory of components and dependencies, SBOMs enable organizations to mitigate risks and respond proactively to emerging threats.
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Upload SBOMs.
Generate SBOMs at any stage of your development process. Upload each SBOM automatically through the RestAPI and start component identification and security analytics.
You can also manually upload SBOMs through the web interface or create SBOMs using the included SBOM tool. The Artifact Dictionary service will support you when manually creating external artifacts in the Artifact tool.
Analyze and monitor your SBOMs.
SBOM Central performs an in-depth analysis of your SBOMs, delivering real-time insights into their status concerning vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and potential exploits. Additionally, it provides comprehensive component health information, including version details, updates, project activity, licensing information, and more.
The service offers continuous monitoring and keeps security and health data for your SBOMs up-to-date. It also provides customizable notifications for specific versions.
You can achieve full traceability for your SBOMs, allowing you to track the evolution of each application and uncover any unexpected dependencies or potential malicious attempts to infiltrate the build process.
Evaluate and prioritize your risk.
Vulnerability prioritization involves identifying vulnerabilities and determining their order of remediation by considering factors such as potential consequences, exploitability, and additional contextual information, including asset details, severity, business-criticality, and threat intelligence. The objective is to prioritize addressing high-risk vulnerabilities promptly, while addressing lower-risk ones in due course, all while aligning with an organization’s unique goals and risk tolerance.
Recent regulations in both the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) necessitate organizations to implement new policies concerning the disclosure and transparency of software content. NIS2: ”…. security in network and information systems acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling and disclosure;” CRA (Cyber Resilience Act): ”Enhance the transparency of security properties of products with digital elements, and enable businesses and consumers to use products with digital elements securely.”
Create automated VEX reports at various stages of your released software. Improve human readability of VEX:es with comprehensive Advisory reports.
SBOM Central has powerful features to automate the sharing of SBOMs with selected groups of people and organizations. The shared information may include decisions and real-time status updates regarding vulnerabilities, exploits, and other relevant information.
Read about SBOMs and regulations: the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act, and the US Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.
There are several essential use cases for an SBOM:
An SBOM helps organizations identify and manage vulnerabilities in their software supply chain by providing visibility into the components they use. It enables them to identify security risks and apply appropriate mitigations or updates.
SBOMs allow organizations to quickly identify whether they are using vulnerable software and take appropriate actions, such as patching or updating.
By integrating SBOMs into the software development process, developers can make more informed decisions about their components, ensuring that the final product is secure, compliant, and efficient.
During the due diligence process, SBOMs provide valuable insights into a target company’s software assets, helping to identify potential risks, liabilities, and integration challenges.
In a security breach or other incident, an SBOM can help incident responders and security analysts understand the affected components and their relationships, aiding in the investigation and remediation process.
SBOMs help organizations comply with legal and regulatory requirements, including open-source licensing obligations, by providing an auditable record of all software components and their respective licenses.
Who is the typical user of SBOM Central?
SBOM Central aims to deliver a service that is accessible and user-friendly to a wide range of professionals and roles. It strives to offer a highly automated, cost-effective solution with an intuitive user interface. Examples:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps engineers are responsible for developing and deploying software applications. SBOM Central provides services to assess the security of code and applications, ensuring that vulnerabilities are identified and resolved before and after deployment.
Procurement Officer
By requesting an SBOM, procurement officers can upload it to the SBOM Central to enhance their decision-making process, prioritize security and compliance requirements, and mitigate potential risks associated with the software supply chain.
Risk Manager
Risk managers assess and mitigate risks within an organization. They can leverage SBOM Central services to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities based on their potential impact and likelihood of exploitation, helping them make informed decisions on risk mitigation strategies.
Security Analyst
Security analysts play a crucial role in using vulnerability detection services. With SBOM Central they can perform scans, analyze results, and interpret the findings to identify potential vulnerabilities in systems, networks, or applications. They then work on remediation plans or coordinate with other teams to address the identified vulnerabilities.
Compliance Officer
Compliance officers ensure the organization adheres to relevant regulations, industry standards, internal policies, and legal obligations. They may utilize SBOM Central services to assess compliance with security requirements and identify vulnerabilities that may pose compliance risks. It provides transparency into the open-source software components and licenses used, helping officers verify license compliance and avoid legal disputes.