As software becomes the foundation of modern business, organizations face rising threats from vulnerabilities and malicious code embedded deep within their development pipelines. With open-source components comprising up to 90% of software today, the software supply chain has emerged as a target-rich environment for threat actors—and a new area of strategic risk for business leaders.
To combat these risks, enterprises must implement robust governance and security practices that span the entire development lifecycle. Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), Software Composition Analysis (SCA), repository firewalls, and continuous testing are no longer optional. But securing the software supply chain isn’t just a technical challenge—it’s a leadership issue that requires executive oversight, board-level conversations, and strategic alignment.
In our latest Research Report, Securing Your Software Supply Chain: A Boardroom and C-Suite Imperative, completed in partnership with Sonatype, The Futurum Group examines how the software security conversation is shifting from technical teams to the boardroom. The report provides practical guidance on compliance, risk management, and technology investments needed to secure software across modern enterprises.
In this research report, you will learn:
- Why software supply chain attacks are rising and where your vulnerabilities may lie
- What current and upcoming regulations (like SBOM requirements) mean for your organization
- Five key questions executives and board members should be asking now
- Which technologies—SBOMs, SCA, repo firewalls—are essential to protecting your organization
If you are interested in learning more, be sure to download your copy of Securing Your Software Supply Chain: A Boardroom and C-Suite Imperative today.
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Mitch Ashley is VP and Practice Lead of DevOps and Application Development for The Futurum Group. Mitch has over 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, industry analyst, product development, and IT leader, with expertise in software engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, DevSecOps, cloud, and AI. As an entrepreneur, CTO, CIO, and head of engineering, Mitch led the creation of award-winning cybersecurity products utilized in the private and public sectors, including the U.S. Department of Defense and all military branches. Mitch also led managed PKI services for broadband, Wi-Fi, IoT, energy management and 5G industries, product certification test labs, an online SaaS (93m transactions annually), and the development of video-on-demand and Internet cable services, and a national broadband network.
Mitch shares his experiences as an analyst, keynote and conference speaker, panelist, host, moderator, and expert interviewer discussing CIO/CTO leadership, product and software development, DevOps, DevSecOps, containerization, container orchestration, AI/ML/GenAI, platform engineering, SRE, and cybersecurity. He publishes his research on FuturumGroup.com and TechstrongResearch.com/resources. He hosts multiple award-winning video and podcast series, including DevOps Unbound, CISO Talk, and Techstrong Gang.
Daniel is the CEO of The Futurum Group. Living his life at the intersection of people and technology, Daniel works with the world’s largest technology brands exploring Digital Transformation and how it is influencing the enterprise.
From the leading edge of AI to global technology policy, Daniel makes the connections between business, people and tech that are required for companies to benefit most from their technology investments. Daniel is a top 5 globally ranked industry analyst and his ideas are regularly cited or shared in television appearances by CNBC, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and hundreds of other sites around the world.
A 7x Best-Selling Author including his most recent book “Human/Machine.” Daniel is also a Forbes and MarketWatch (Dow Jones) contributor.
An MBA and Former Graduate Adjunct Faculty, Daniel is an Austin Texas transplant after 40 years in Chicago. His speaking takes him around the world each year as he shares his vision of the role technology will play in our future.
