New Cyber Bill Aims To Fix Open-Source Security in Government
Federal legislators have begun the process of better securing the open-source software used by government agencies with a new bill titled “Securing Open Source Software Act of 2022.”
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New Ransomware Hits Windows, Linux Servers of Chile Govt Agency
Chile's national computer security and incident response team (CSIRT) has announced that a ransomware attack has impacted operations and online services of a government agency in the country.
The US Military Wants to Understand the Most Important Software on Earth
Open-source code runs on every computer on the planet—and keeps America’s critical infrastructure going. DARPA is worried about how well it can be trusted.
Red Hat gets RHEL 8.2 certified for high level US government security
Linux slinger Red Hat has achieved Common Criteria certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, making it suitable for high level US government security.
Google: Here's how our $10bn investment will boost US cybersecurity
Google has outlined its efforts to shape the US government's zero-trust initiative based on President Biden's Executive Order on cybersecurity. "Its contributions will see the company leverage initiatives that have been underway at Google for many years, spanning open-source fuzzing tools to funding Linux kernel developers to work on security, and pushing for the use of memory-safe languages in Linux. "
Critical Update: Do You Know What’s In Your Software?
In the wake of several major cybersecurity incidents - the most recent being the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the government wants to shore up its software supply chain. There’s no silver bullet, but Open Source shows significant promise in meeting this challenge.
