Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Software needs accountability. This is why the software ...

SBOMs provide visibility into software supply chain risks and vulnerabilities SBOMs can be generated automatically, including for C/C++ SBOMs are useful for both compliance and security SBOMs improve ...

When you pick up a can of Diet Coke – or a container of any other processed food – you can readily see that everything inside is spelled out in a listing of ingredients on the exterior of the can.

Having a detailed description of the software components in any software-based product is necessary to identify cyber vulnerabilities and ultimately help reduce cybersecurity risks, officials say. The ...

State and local governments depend on a tangled mix of commercial software, open-source components, cloud services and, increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI). That complexity makes it hard to ...

Python enhancement proposal would incorporate SBOM documents in Python packages as a way to improve dependency tracking and vulnerability analysis. Software bill-of-materials (SBOM) documents would be ...