A course that treats software supply chain risk as a legal question, not only a technical one. You will learn how a software purchase or license agreement allocates responsibility for a vendor's defective component, why an unpatched known vulnerability can shift an incident toward a negligence claim, how open source license compliance creates a legal exposure separate from security risk, how a software bill of materials functions as legal evidence of what an organisation knew and when, how regulatory notification obligations generally work, and how to build and jointly apply a hypothetical legal risk scoring framework alongside existing vendor risk scoring practice. The course closes with an explicit statement that it provides a risk assessment framework, not legal advice, and that a specific contract or jurisdiction's requirements must be reviewed with qualified counsel.
Nothing. Every course, exam, and certificate on the catalog is free — including retakes. All you need is a free Safeguard account.
None. The flagship course, Safeguard Certified Practitioner, is a beginner-level course — basic familiarity with how software is built helps, but every exam question is answerable from the lessons themselves.
You can retake it after a 24-hour cooldown, as many times as you need. Retakes are free, and each attempt draws a fresh random set of questions.
The Safeguard Certified Practitioner credential is valid for 24 months from issue. The expiry date is printed on the certificate and shown live on its public verification page. Renewing means passing the current exam again.
