How to assess and manage commercial software risk

The article discusses the escalating risk from commercial software supply chain attacks, noting DBIR-reported growth and regulatory pressures like DORA, and argues that traditional third‑party risk practices and SBOMs lack the context and detection needed to uncover tampering or malware. Using examples such as SolarWinds SunBurst, 3CX, and MOVEit, it urges organizations to adopt modern tooling that can analyze large software packages at the binary level—promoting ReversingLabs Spectra Assure to rapidly unpack diverse file types, correlate thousands of threat indicators, and assess software integrity pre-deployment.