The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released an official definition of what the federal government will regard as “critical software,” — a key, early stage step to ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a definition of “critical software” in adherence with President Biden’s cybersecurity executive order. This section provides the ...

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The goal is to enable stronger security practices for government-purchased software mandated by President Biden's cybersecurity executive order. The EO stipulates that NIST’s definition “shall reflect ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new definition of "critical software" is foundational to new federal efforts to exert more control over the code supply chain. CISA Contracts NIST ...

The White House on Dec. 1, 2018, with the flag at half staff in honor of the late President George H.W. Bush. (White House / Flickr) The Office of Management and Budget has given federal agencies 60 ...

It seems as if we're encountering new cyber threats every day — and the severity of their impact is growing. We now routinely deal with zero-day vulnerabilities and hybrid attacks, and when we face ...

To help agencies comply with the Biden administration’s cybersecurity executive order, the National Institute of Standards and Technology on June 25 posted a new definition of "critical software" for ...