2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Software Supply Chain Security

Get the three critical use cases from Gartner® for software supply chain security.

Attackers are targeting software supply chains comprising open-source and commercial software dependencies, third-party APIs, and DevOps toolchains. Software engineering leaders can use software supply chain security tools to protect their software from the cascading impact of these attacks.

This new report covers three critical use cases for software supply chain security (SSCS) to improve visibility, protect the integrity of the SDLC, and meet regulatory and government mandates. 

Our key takeaways you will get from this guide:

  • How to evaluate SSCS tools based on their capabilities
  • The need for the ability to scan for malicious code and vulnerabilities without requiring source code
  • The importance of the SBOM 
  • Addressing the use of open-source AI models
  • The four key capabilities needed for modern SSCS

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Gartner,  “Market Guide for Software Supply Chain Security” Manjunath Bhat, Aaron Lord, Jason Gross, 7 April 2025

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