Somerford Associates & Chainguard Partner to Enhance Software Supply Chain Security for UK Organisations
Monday, 11th August 2025
Somerford Associates, a leading Technology Consultancy specialising in Digital Transformation and cybersecurity, today announced a strategic partnership with Chainguard, the secure foundation for software development. The collaboration will enable Somerford Associates to offer Chainguard’s cutting-edge software supply chain security solutions to its customers, helping them to build and deploy software with a new standard of trust and security.
This partnership addresses the growing concerns around software supply chain attacks and the increasing regulatory pressure for organisations to secure their digital assets from the ground up. Chainguard’s portfolio of minimal, secure-by-default container images, virtual machine images, and software libraries, provides a critical layer of defense against vulnerabilities, a key challenge for many organisations.
Chainguard’s solutions are designed to significantly reduce the attack surface by providing minimal, continuously updated, and vulnerability-free open-source software artifacts. This “secure-by-default” methodology helps to eliminate the time-consuming and often reactive process of vulnerability patching, freeing up valuable engineering resources and accelerating compliance efforts.
“We are thrilled to partner with Chainguard, a company that shares our commitment to innovation and security. With the ever-evolving threat landscape, our clients need solutions that not only protect their operations but also empower their developers to build and innovate securely. Chainguard’s approach to securing open-source software at its source is a game-changer, and we are excited to bring this capability to our customers across the public and private sectors.”
“Partnering with Somerford Associates is a significant step in expanding our presence and impact within the UK&I and Middle East market. Somerford’s deep expertise and trusted relationships with key organisations make them an ideal partner to help us deliver our secure software development platform to a wider audience. Together, we will help organisations build a resilient and secure foundation for their software, allowing them to innovate with confidence.”
The partnership will focus on helping customers:
• Reduce their attack surface by standardising on Chainguard's minimal, zero-vulnerability container and VM images.
• Accelerate compliance with security frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Improve developer efficiency by eliminating the need to spend time on vulnerability triage and remediation.
• Establish a secure software supply chain from development to deployment.
The joint offering is now available to Somerford Associates’ customers, with a focus on providing expert consultation and implementation services to ensure a seamless integration into existing development workflows.
About Somerford Associates
Somerford Associates is a top tier, award winning partner with experience in assisting organisations in the public and private sectors in their adoption of cloud services and technologies securely, whilst understanding the continued challenges of a complex hybrid environment. We have grown a reputation as a trusted pair of hands helping organisations decipher the ‘art of the possible’ and deliver scalable solutions with output driven objectives. For more information, click here!
About Chainguard
Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing trusted open source software with Chainguard Containers, VMs, and Libraries, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organisations eliminate threats in their software supply chains. Its customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital. For more information, visit their website here!
Penny Harrison
Marketing Director
Somerford Associates
+44 7897 075103
penny.harrison@somerfordassociates.com
Caroline Garret
International Marketing Sr Director
Chainguard
