Product security evidence

Product security evidence workflows for regulated software teams

Product security evidence is the retained record of what a team uploaded, reviewed, decided, changed, and shared. It supports readiness workflows without replacing legal or compliance assessment.

Evidence starts with operational work.

The strongest records are created as teams perform intake, vulnerability review, remediation tracking, and release readiness work.

Retain SBOMs and component records.

Connect findings to review decisions.

Keep remediation activity and ownership history.

Audit trails need product-version context.

Evidence is easier to defend when it follows product versions, re-analysis cycles, and retained reviewer activity.

Preserve original uploads and timestamps.

Retain decisions and activity history.

Keep product-version evidence reviewable over time.

Customer and regulatory reviews need clear records.

Evidence workflows should make it possible to explain review state without chasing spreadsheets, tickets, and scanner exports.

Organize evidence for internal review.

Support customer evidence requests.

Avoid overclaiming certification or legal compliance.

Related workflows

Continue through the evidence workflow.

These pages explain how SBOM intake, vulnerability review, remediation tracking, and evidence history fit together.

Next step

See how your evidence workflow operates.

Review intake, vulnerability decisions, remediation pressure, and retained evidence for one product line.