--- title: Why your container should have a #SBOM - Catherine... description: Only 18% of developers use a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), despite it being essential for transparency, security, and regulatory compliance. An SBOM lists... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-your-container-should-have-a-sbom---catherine-edelveis-coffeesoftware-0up9wmgzu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why your container should have a #SBOM - Catherine Edelveis #coffeesoftware | daily.dev og:description: Only 18% of developers use a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), despite it being essential for transparency, security, and regulatory compliance. An SBOM lists... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-your-container-should-have-a-sbom---catherine-edelveis-coffeesoftware-0up9wmgzu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0Up9WMgZu.png og:image:alt: Why your container should have a #SBOM - Catherine Edelveis #coffeesoftware og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why your container should have a #SBOM - Catherine Edelveis #coffeesoftware **[Coffee \+ Software](https://daily.dev/sources/coffee-software)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Only 18% of developers use a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), despite it being essential for transparency, security, and regulatory compliance. An SBOM lists all components an artifact is built from, similar to an ingredients list on packaged food. US regulations already require SBOMs from enterprises, meaning organizations without one risk audit failures and lack of supply chain visibility. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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