Wanted: An SBOM Standard to Rule Them All

The article argues that while SBOMs have become widely required and are crucial for software supply chain security, their promise is undermined by competing standards (notably SPDX and CycloneDX), inconsistent implementations, and tooling gaps; it calls for a unified SBOM standard led by an industry standards body including major cloud, tooling, and security vendors to improve interoperability, reduce administrative burden, and strengthen defenses against supply-chain attacks.