SOFTWARE COMPOSITION ANALYSIS
What is the Federal Government’s Cybersecurity Executive Order?
Today’s software supply chain is complex, and it’s under attack.
The Executive Order issued by the Biden administration calls for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide software supply chain regulations within one year. These policies will determine how organizations check for and manage vulnerabilities within their applications.
PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
- Improve threat information sharing between federal government and private sector
- Modernize and implement stronger cybersecurity standards within the federal government
- Improve software supply chain security
- Establish a cybersecurity safety review board
- Create a playbook for responding to cybersecurity incidents
- Improve detection of cybersecurity incidents on federal government networks
WHAT’S IN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
- Any software provider that sells software into the federal government must provide a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
- Evidence of regulatory compliance, including using tools to check code for vulnerabilities regularly and producing artifacts related to that testing
- Ensuring software development processes include measures to secure the build environment
- Proof of integrity of open source code use
- Proof of/or plans to secure the security of legacy software
WHY CREATE AN SBOM
An SBOM should provide a comprehensive inventory of the software components in your applications. necessary given code is a complex ecosystem. There’s hierarchy, dependencies, modules that are shared across applications, sub-components, commercial code that includes open source, and open source code that has more open source.
An accurate, complete SBOM allows companies to control risk by identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities and source code license infringement. An SBOM also encourages secure software development practices. Developers can vet code before embedding it in applications.
Greater transparency. Enhanced security.
Cybersecurity Awareness
Cyber threats are more real today than ever before. The industry is responding with new regulations to secure a maturing software supply chain. How do you get started on a cybersecurity program that meets the needs of your organization?
Resources
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OSS management use cases for software supply chain security
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Join our expert team as they walk you through four key open source software (OSS) management use cases that enable you to confidently identify security vulnerabilities in open-source and third-party components within your code in this Revenera webinar
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2024 Software Security and Compliance Predictions
It’s time to discuss the hottest trends for 2024 in software composition analysis and software supply chain security. Register and attend this must-watch webinar and get a jumpstart on what to prepare for in the year ahead.
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Breaking down the Software Bill of Materials adoption myths
Join industry experts to learn how you can use SBOMs to improve the security of your software supply. This webinar will break down the myths of SBOM adoption and outline the steps to create a mature strategy to meet the needs of your organization.
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Intro & Refresher - Managing Open Source Software
Learn about or get a refresher on OSS, SCA, OSPOs, and SBOMs along with the latest industry updates. In this productive webinar session by Revenera’s open source expert, Alex Rybak.
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Discover the latest Cybersecurity Regulation Updates
Lynn Westfall, software supply chain expert and Alex Rybak, senior director of product management at Revenera, will break down the multitude of updates to the various cybersecurity regulations and help you cut through the red tape in this webinar
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Manage a complete Software Bill of Materials in a SaaS environment and ingest data from a wide range of sources, unifying internal and external SBOMs across your organization.
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