With significant attacks against the software supply chain over the last year, securing the software supply chain is top of mind for organizations of all sizes. Anchore Enterprise 4.0 is designed specifically to meet this growing need, delivering the first SBOM-powered software supply chain management tool.
Powered By SBOMs
Anchore Enterprise 4.0 builds on Anchore’s existing SBOM capabilities, placing comprehensive SBOMs as the foundational element to protect against threats that can arise at every step in the software development lifecycle. Anchore can now spot risks in source code dependencies and watch for suspicious SBOM drift in each software build, as well as monitor applications for new vulnerabilities that arise post-deployment.
New Key Features:
Track SBOM drift to detect suspicious activity, new malware, or compromised software
Anchore Enterprise 4.0 introduces an innovative new capability to detect SBOM drift in the build process, alerting users to changes in SBOMs so they can be assessed for new risks or malicious activity. With SBOM drift detection, security teams can now set policy rules that alert them when components are added, changed, or removed so that they can quickly identify new vulnerabilities, developer errors, or malicious efforts to infiltrate builds.
End-to-end SBOM management reduces risk and increases transparency in software supply chains
Building on Anchore’s existing SBOM-centric design, Anchore Enterprise 4.0 now leverages SBOMs as the foundational element for end-to-end software supply chain management and security. Anchore automatically generates and analyzes comprehensive SBOMs at each step of the development lifecycle. SBOMS are stored in a repository to provide visibility into your components and dependencies as well as continuous monitoring for new vulnerabilities and risks, even post-deployment. Additionally, users can now meet customer or federal compliance requirements such as those described in the Executive Order On Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity by producing application-level SBOMs to be shared with downstream users.
Track the security profile of open source dependencies in source code repositories and throughout the development process
With the ever-expanding use of open source software by developers, it has become imperative to identify and track the many dependencies that come with each piece of open source at every step of the development cycle to ensure the security of your software supply chain. Anchore Enterprise 4.0 extends scanning for dependencies to include source code repositories on top of existing support for CI/CD systems and container registries. Anchore Enterprise can now generate comprehensive SBOMs that include both direct and transitive dependencies from source code repositories to pinpoint relevant open source vulnerabilities, and enforce policy rules.
Gain an application-level view of software supply chain risk
Securing the software supply chain requires visibility into risk for each and every application. With Anchore Enterprise 4.0, users can tag and group all of the artifacts associated with a particular application, release, or service. This enables users to report on vulnerabilities and risks at an application level and monitor each application release for new vulnerabilities that arise. In the case of a new vulnerability or zero-day, users can quickly identify impacted applications solely from the SBOM repository and respond quickly to protect and remediate those applications.
Looking Forward
Anchore believes that SBOMs are the foundation of software supply chain management and security. The Anchore team will continue to build on these capabilities and advance the use of SBOMs to secure and manage the ever-evolving software supply chain landscape.
