Assessing Reliable Software Infrastructure: A Look at Qualys's Improved Software Component Analysis
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, securing software supply chains has become a paramount concern for organizations worldwide. Enter Qualys Software Composition Analysis (SwCA), a game-changer designed to revolutionize how companies detect, prioritize, and respond to open-source risks.
SwCA empowers security leaders to stay ahead of threats while aligning with operational realities, offering continuous assurance over one-time audits. This approach is crucial in an era where Gartner predicts that by the end of 2025, 45% of global organizations will have experienced a software supply chain attack, a threefold increase since 2021. Attackers are targeting build pipelines, open-source dependencies, and AI/ML software supply chains.
Context over quantity is essential in today's modern enterprises. SwCA requires businesses to build resilience into their development and delivery chains. To this end, SwCA now brings first-class support for C/C++ binaries, enabling DevSecOps teams to analyze ELF and PE binary formats and surface vulnerabilities in statically linked libraries.
Granular ticket generation is another key feature of SwCA. Each vulnerable component is individually parsed and mapped to the right owner or development team for targeted remediation. This streamlined remediation is built for DevSecOps speed, enabling teams to hand off issues directly to developers or app owners, operationalize vulnerability remediation at scale, and eliminate manual processes.
SwCA offers smarter ticketing, translating raw scan data into developer-friendly, trackable tasks, especially in environments where applications share libraries or span multiple ownership domains. It also generates Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for transparent and trustworthy software supply chains, supporting SBOM generation in CycloneDX 1.4 and 1.6 formats via both the UI and API.
Moreover, SwCA offers deeper insights into dependencies by mapping applications to their underlying components, prioritizing issues based on real-world risk, and providing detailed visibility into component-to-application relationships. It introduces Software Atlas, the industry's first native vulnerability management solution offering deeper insights into dependencies.
Seamless workflow integration is another strength of SwCA, with native support for tools like Jira and ServiceNow turning vulnerability data into structured, trackable remediation tasks. SwCA acts as a bridge between fragmented visibility and enterprise-wide confidence, equipping leaders to manage OSS risk without compromising velocity.
However, nearly half of the companies admit they haven't even identified the most vulnerable components in their software supply chains. Companies with extensive use of open source components and complex software supply chains, such as large enterprises in technology, finance, and manufacturing sectors, will benefit the most from improvements in Qualys' Software Composition Analysis by better managing security risks and compliance.
Despite the challenges, only one in three organizations feels adequately prepared to defend against the threats posed by these foundational challenges. In 2025, securing your software supply chain isn't a checkbox exercise but a continuous, strategic discipline. Software supply chain attacks are projected to cost $60 billion by the end of 2025, up from $46 billion in 2023.
In conclusion, Qualys' enhanced Software Composition Analysis (SwCA) is a significant step forward in addressing the growing concerns around software supply chain security. By offering continuous assurance, granular ticket generation, smarter ticketing, SBOM generation, deeper insights into dependencies, seamless workflow integration, and streamlined remediation, SwCA is equipping organizations to manage their OSS risk effectively and maintain velocity in their operations.
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