Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks

Digital trust to
combat software
supply chain attacks

DigiCert is your SSC Security Partner

The growing threat against software supply chains

Software supply chain (SSC) and software development lifecycle (SDLC) attacks aren’t just becoming more frequent—they’re also more sophisticated. From cybercriminals exploiting open-source software to state-sponsored attackers, threats can come from every direction.

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45%

of orgs worldwide will experience operations-halting SSC attacks by 2025

99%

of codebases contain third-party components and
open-source code

633%

more supply chain attacks took place in 2022 than the previous year


Which software supply chain threats should concern you? The answer is simple—all of them.

Cybercriminals may:
  • Target your unprotected code-signing private keys
  • Target your insecure code-signing and build infrastructure
  • Insert malware into open-source software used by your product
  • Leverage a recently discovered vulnerability in a software package used by your company
Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks

The Sunburst Tipping Point

Until 2020, most people believed that a supply chain attack was either impossible to pull off or impossible to prevent.

After SolarWinds and others were hit by SUNBURST, the world knew better.

Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks

4 Best Practices for Protecting Against Software Supply Chain Attacks

While Zero Trust and other basic security measures provide a first line of defense, securing your company’s software supply chain and software development lifecycle requires a multifaceted approach.

The pillars of a secure software supply chain

Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks
PILLAR #1

Secure code signing

  • Secure private code-signing keys against theft and misuse
  • Protect code-signing process and infrastructure against SSC attacks
Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks
PILLAR #2

Threat & vulnerability detection

  • Incrementally and frequently scan for vulnerablies and malware in the software components you use
  • Know your software is free of malware and vulnerabilities before signing and releasing to customers
Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks
PILLAR #3

Software transparency

  • Provide your customers full transparency with a comprehensive software bill of materials (SBOM)
Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks
PILLAR #4

Bridge DevSecOps gaps

  • Integrate software security into development processes without impeding efficiency
  • Provide full security visibility across multiple development teams
  • Define and automatically enforce software security policy
Digital Trust to Combat Software Supply Chain Attacks

DigiCert® Software Trust Manager

Providing software integrity across the software development lifecycle

DigiCert Software Trust Manager is the only enterprise software security solution that provides a multi-faceted approach to protecting your SSC, offering a single platform that enables a security policy-driven approach to releasing software by delivering:

  • Enterprise-hardened secure code signing
  • Threat detection scanning on software binaries
  • Software bills of materials generated for software binaries
  • Automation for CI/CD pipelines
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