A Cloud Bill of Materials (Cloud BOM) provides a comprehensive inventory of all cloud-based resources, configurations, and dependencies an application relies on in a cloud environment. It offers holistic visibility for security teams by detailing every element in the software’s cloud infrastructure.
In the digital realm, bills of materials have become increasingly important in recent years, as organizations strive to understand what comprises their digital ecosystems. Government agencies and various standards organizations have underscored the use of BOMs and their critical role in secure software development.
Building on the concept of a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), a Cloud BOM extends the concept to cloud infrastructures, where the bulk of software development and application use lives today. As such, there is no greater need than to understand the software-related components, services, configurations, and dependencies present in a cloud environment.
Enhanced Application Security Management with Cloud BOM
OX Security’s Cloud BOM feature allows you to effortlessly drill into all components of cloud-based software — including vulnerabilities — from a single screen. The result is greater transparency, control, and security for your cloud deployments and software development happening in the cloud. With OX’s Cloud BOM, you will gain details about:
Application Components and Dependencies
Identifies all cloud services, such as databases, virtual machines, and microservices, that the application uses.
Configuration and Security Settings
Documents configurations associated with each service, including encryption settings, access controls, identity permissions, and security settings.
Attack Surface and Dependency Management
Identifies and isolates high-risk components.
Vulnerability and Threat Detection
Identifies and associates known vulnerabilities and provides real-time snapshots of all assets and configurations.
Compliance Tracking
Ensures that each cloud resource complies with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, PCI DSS).
From Cloudy Views to Clear Control
Use Cloud BOM to uncover and investigate software- and development-related risk in your cloud environments. Then, take control by using OX’s automated workflows and remediation actions.
Streamlined Tracking
Seamlessly monitor for potential vulnerabilities within each cloud-based software component, particularly where third-party services or open-source tools are involved.
Eliminate Misconfigurations
Identify misconfigurations — a leading cause of cloud security vulnerabilities — to ensure timely remediation.
Compliance Assurance
Gain easier auditing and tracking of components for security compliance across all cloud-based services, simplifying adherence to regulatory standards.
Attack Surface Reduction
Reduce the attack surface and prevent cascading vulnerabilities from spreading through interconnected cloud services, a common challenge in complex cloud environments.
Simplified Risk Management
Allow AppSec and DevOps teams to pinpoint vulnerable resources, assess potential impacts, and implement targeted remediations.
About OX
OX rewires your security program for the Mythos Age by moving your control surface upstream to the prompt. OX AI Native Application Protection Platform includes an AI context lake that connects AI-user governance, code security, cloud enforcement, and agentic pentesting across the entire ADLC. Every finding carries its full lineage from the prompt that caused it to the runtime it threatens.
We govern the AI writing your code, prove what is actually exploitable, and fix it at the source. For new deployments, that means one platform replaces point-tool sprawl. For existing stacks, OX layers governance on top and makes your tools smarter through continuous learning. Self-improving security for an age of self-improving attackers.
Contact
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