Eliminating the Unknowns: Using GUAC to Better Understand Your Software Supply Chain

Explore how GUAC, an open-source software supply chain knowledge graph, can aggregate metadata from various document formats and public databases to illuminate your software supply chain. Learn to utilize GUAC as a data source for policy engines in admission control decisions and as a tool for security practitioners to audit organizational software supply chains. Discover the importance of analyzing supply chain metadata beyond compliance, focusing on risk reduction through better understanding of upstream dependencies in software and systems. Gain insights into managing diverse supply chain metadata formats, including CycloneDX and SPDX SBOMs, in-toto based SLSA attestations signed by Sigstore, and OSV information, to make informed decisions on the safety and security of your software development lifecycle.