SBOM Management

Reduce risk from software components and increase reliability

In today’s modern hybrid IT infrastructure, third-party elements—including open-source software (OSS) and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components—litter the software that powers your most strategic and important applications.

 

Flexera One SBOM Management is a comprehensive software bill of materials (SBOM) management and compliance solution offering you peace of mind through transparency, security and compliance in the software supply chain. With advanced automation, deep scanning and cloud-based accessibility, Flexera manages software complexities by tracking producers, third-party code and internal modules, aiding in compliance and risk management.

Mitigate security risks by understanding SBOMs

Simplify ingestion

Ingest third-party SBOMs with ease

Maintaining a view and separately managing all of the bills of materials in your estate can be an overwhelming task. Read in and incorporate the SBOM information you have received from your software vendors, leveraging contextual data, to associate SBOMs with your hybrid IT asset estate data. Monitor over time for new vulnerabilities, outdated and end of life versions and more.

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Construct your own SBOM

Define relationships, maintain critical visibility

Sometimes, applications don’t include all the details. From software built internally to SaaS applications and applications from vendors who haven’t supplied an SBOM, Flexera empowers you to construct SBOMs for the applications across your hybrid IT estate.

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Consolidate for strategic prioritization

Unify your SBOM source of truth

SBOMs are built with parts from myriad places—including OSS, third-party and commercial code. Unify those inputs and consolidate into a single view for strategic prioritization.

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Drive down risk

Proactively approach your SBOM management

With an emphasis on real-time monitoring, ensure your organization stays ahead of potential threats and vulnerabilities while maintaining versatility—regardless of your industry or organizational size.

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Seamless SBOM Management

From owned to third-party software

The software industry’s reliance on OSS, along with a sharp increase in dependencies, and the frequency of security exploits has set up a perfect storm for IT asset visibility and security. That’s why we’re focused on greater completeness and accuracy of the SBOM for IT asset management and their stakeholders. Gain a comprehensive list of all third-party components in your software as well as seamless management of in-house developed software, third-party components and software developed by contractors.

SBOM management lifecycle

Benefits of SBOM Management

SBOM Management can help you mitigate risk

  • Defined relationships between components, applications and your hybrid IT estate
  • Addendums in standard industry formats, such as Vulnerability Disclosure Report (VDR) and Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX)
  • Contextualization with end of life (EOL) and end of support (EOS) for strategic planning
  • Compliance with regulations such as the National Cyber Security Strategy or EU CRA
  • Unified platform including a single solution for all SBOM-related needs, from ingestion of third-party SBOMs to real-time monitoring of vulnerabilities

Frequently asked questions

According to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an SBOM is “a formal and queryable record containing the details and relationships of various components used in building software.”

When it comes to risk management, having an SBOM is an essential element of mitigating cyber threats because it empowers you to know where to find malicious code in an application that your organization has deployed. The SBOM provides a source of truth for components in use across your enterprise to reduce organizational risk.

Regulations across the world (US Cyber EO 14028 and EU CRA) require enhanced cybersecurity and software supply chain integrity. This includes gaining transparency and assessment into software composition and security vulnerabilities for remediation. It applies to regulated industries, including financial (SEC Cyber Rules), medical, transportation, energy and more.

Software providers consistently leverage OSS to accelerate time to market and drive innovation. On average, Flexera sees 2,500 OSS components per application, which accounts for 80% or more of an application’s content. Learn more

Informing IT, Transforming IT

Industry insights to help keep you informed

Flexera One IT Visibility SBOM Management

We can help you mitigate security risks and remain compliant in your SBOM management. Get started today and learn more about SBOM Management in IT Visibility.