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IDC PlanScape: Software Supply Chain Security

Publisher IDC
Published Aug 26, 2025
Length 11 Pages
SKU # IDC20346372

Description

This IDC PlanScape details why and how to deploy these types of protections, with the goal of providing a truly comprehensive overview of software supply chain security management and best practices. It covers traditional aspects of supply chain security, but also addresses types of supply chain risks that are easy to overlook."Many businesses are now tuned in, at least in a basic sense, to the security risks posed by their software supply chains," says Christopher Tozzi, adjunct research advisor with IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP). "Yet they may be overlooking certain types of software supply chain security liabilities, such as SaaS apps and risks created by the deployment of AI tools and services — challenges that conventional supply chain security strategies don't always address."

Table of Contents

11 Pages

IDC PlanScape Figure

Executive Summary

Why Is Software Supply Chain Security Important?

Insecure Open Source Software Components

Insecure Closed Source Software

Insecure Software Configurations

SaaS Vulnerabilities and Risks

AI Software Supply Chain Risks

What Is Software Supply Chain Security?

Who Are the Key Stakeholders?

How Can My Organization Take Advantage of Software Supply Chain Security?

Scan All Available Software Resources

Define Policies for Evaluating Software and Configuration Data Sources

Systematically Validate Software Vendors

Maintain Inventories of Third-Party Software Components and Assets

Define Workflows for Remediating Software Supply Chain Risks

Advice for Technology Buyers

Related Research

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