The Pentagon may require vendors certify their software is free of known flaws. Experts are split.
The debate is over whether the provision is unrealistic or if it's a game changing move to cut down on software vulnerabilities.
Advertisement
software
In studying tech supply chain, feds cite open source products, device firmware
The White House ordered Commerce and Homeland Security to examine weak spots in how the IT and communications industries produce hardware and software.
There’s a new Java ransomware family on the block
BlackBerry and KPMG researchers uncovered a new ransomware strain targeting education and software entities.
What to expect from the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission report
“We want this to be the 9/11 Commission Report without the 9/11,” Sen. Angus King told CyberScoop.
Ex-DHS inspector general indicted for allegedly stealing government software
The head-turning indictment accuses Charles Edwards of stealing DHS IG software and trying to profit from it.
Microsoft will offer free Windows 7 support for election officials through 2020
The move is the latest step by Microsoft and other powerful tech companies to offer free or discounted services in support of election security.
Advertisement
ASUS issues patch, downplays scope of APT hack of its supply chain
ASUS's statement contrasted with the findings of researchers who called the hack seemingly “one of the biggest supply-chain incidents ever.”
New code-validation project tries to spot the next industrial supply chain attack
A new DHS-funded project traces the provenance of software code.
Cisco patches ‘critical’ credential bug in video surveillance software
The company says it failed to disable the root account in the affected software. The root account has static credentials that can be exploited by anyone who…
North Korea’s favorite anti-virus software is just an old, ripped off Trend Micro product
Check Point researchers found that the North Korean software was constructed using a 10-year-old file scanning engine, which Trend Micro first created.