SBOM & SCA — Know what's actually inside your software
SIRI Security generates a full Software Bill of Materials for your applications and runs software composition analysis to flag known-vulnerable and outdated components before they become an incident.
Where the data actually sits, not where policy says it sits
What is SBOM & SCA?
A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is a complete, structured inventory of every open-source and third-party component in your software — direct and transitive dependencies alike. Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is the ongoing process of scanning that inventory against known vulnerability databases.
Together they give you an honest answer to a question most teams can't currently answer with confidence: exactly what's inside our software, and is any of it known to be vulnerable right now.
SIRI Security delivers SBOM & SCA to this standard directly — practitioner-led, documented, and connected to SIRI Law LLP's legal and regulatory response if a finding ever needs to go further.
What organisations get wrong
Four assumptions that leave sensitive data unaccounted for
Data-layer risk rarely looks like a hack — it looks like a setting nobody reviewed.
“We know where our sensitive data lives”
Data sprawls across test environments, backups, and third-party tools far faster than data maps get updated — most organisations are auditing an outdated picture.
“Our privacy policy covers our obligations”
A policy document doesn't test whether the technical controls behind it — masking, access limits, retention enforcement — actually exist.
“We'll figure out breach response if it happens”
Untested breach response means discovering your notification obligations for the first time under a 6-hour clock — not the moment to learn the process.
“DPDPA compliance covers our global obligations too”
DPDPA and GDPR overlap but aren't identical — an organisation with EU data subjects needs both assessed, not one assumed to cover the other.
What SBOM & SCA covers
What's included, start to finish
A practical audit of where data actually sits and how it's actually protected — not a policy-only review.
Full SBOM generation
A complete, structured inventory of direct and transitive dependencies, in standard formats (SPDX/CycloneDX).
Known-vulnerability scanning
Cross-referencing your SBOM against CVE databases on an ongoing basis.
License compliance flagging
Identifying components with licensing terms that may carry legal or commercial risk.
CI/CD integration
Generating and scanning the SBOM automatically as part of your build pipeline.
Prioritised remediation guidance
Which vulnerable components to upgrade first, based on actual exploitability and exposure.
Evidence, not guesswork
No data audit vs. policy-only review vs. a SIRI data assessment
The gap between paperwork and tested reality is exactly where most data exposure lives.
| Approach | No data audit | Policy review only | SIRI SBOM & SCA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical control testing | None | Not covered | Included |
| Data discovery across environments | No | Assumed accurate | Directly tested |
| DPDPA + GDPR coverage | N/A | Often one only | Both, where applicable |
| Breach simulation | No | No | Included where scoped |
| Evidence for a vendor questionnaire | No | Partial | Formal report |
Sources: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India); CERT-In 2022 Directions; EU GDPR; DSCI cloud detection data. Summarised for comparison; confirm current obligations applicable to your data footprint.
Numbers every board should know
What data-layer assurance is actually catching
Of cloud detections
Trace to misconfiguration and IAM exploitation (DSCI) — much of it touching data stores directly.
CERT-In notification window
From discovery — the deadline a data audit exists to make achievable.
Incidents CERT-In handled
In the latest reporting year — the scale data exposure risk sits against.
Of malware detections
Are trojans and file infectors (Seqrite 2026), a common precursor to data-layer compromise.
Why SIRI for SBOM & SCA specifically
Data assurance connected directly to your legal obligations
The same roof that audits your data controls drafts your DPDPA and CERT-In filings if a real incident follows.
Findings connected directly to legal exposure
SIRI Security runs under the same roof as SIRI Law LLP — when a finding carries real legal exposure, the engagement can be brought under attorney-client privilege from day one, not bolted on after the fact.
Built by the team that files under DPDPA and CERT-In
Sneha Iyer, Associate Partner and Head of GRC and Compliance, has delivered ISO 27001, SOC 2, and SEBI CSCRF programmes across the client base this catalogue serves.
Financial-sector data obligations covered directly
Deepa Menon, Senior Associate, advises banks, NBFCs, and payment aggregators directly on RBI licensing, SEBI CSCRF, and financial-sector cyber resilience.
Court-admissible when a breach becomes a dispute
Ananya Krishnan, SIRI's Digital Forensics Lead, prepares court-admissible forensic reports and testifies as an expert witness when findings end up in front of a judge.
Who this is built for
Organisations this data & privacy service is built for
How we work
From scoping to ongoing delivery
Scoping & Data Mapping
We identify what data and systems are actually in scope before any testing or audit work begins.
Week 1Assessment
Hands-on review or testing carried out by our specialists, with evidence documented for every finding.
Weeks 2–3Reporting & Risk Rating
Findings written up with business impact and clear prioritisation, not just a raw output dump.
Week 4+Remediation Support
We remain available to your team while findings are fixed, and confirm closure on request.
OngoingFrequently asked
SBOM & SCA, answered directly
Is an SBOM a regulatory requirement for us?
Increasingly yes for software supplied to government, healthcare, and critical-infrastructure customers — we can tell you whether it applies to your specific situation.
Can this run continuously, not just once?
Yes — SBOM generation and SCA scanning are typically wired into your CI/CD pipeline for continuous coverage rather than a one-time snapshot.
How long does this take?
Most engagements in this category run 1 to 3 weeks depending on the volume of data and systems in scope.
Who does the work?
Senior SIRI Security specialists carry out every engagement personally, coordinating with SIRI Law LLP wherever a finding has regulatory implications.
Know where your data actually sits
Scope SBOM & SCA.
Most engagements start with a short scoping call to confirm data footprint, regulatory exposure, and timeline.
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