Supply chain risk makes software stack visibility essential
IT GRC Forum expert panel: Get back to basics and put your SBOMs to work for better software security. Here are key takeaways.
John P. Mello Jr.
Freelance technology writer. John's work has appeared in the The Boston Globe and Boston Herald, as well as CFO, CIO, CSO, and Inc. magazines. He is a former managing editor of the Boston Business Journal and Boston Phoenix, as well as a staff writer for Government Security News.
Posts from John P. Mello Jr.
Supply chain risk makes software stack visibility essential
With quantum coming, NIST readies new software supply chain protection
The Post Quantum Cryptography program aims to bolster key components such as public-key algorithms. Here's a full rundown.
Think Log4j is a wrap? Think again.
Here's what you need to know about why the Log4j flaw, Log4Shell, remains a threat — and how to protect your organization with a modern software security approach.
Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report: 4 action items for your organization
Traditional security tools are no match for the modern threat landscape. Here are four areas where you can take action.
RoguePuppet software supply chain exposure: Lessons learned
A flaw in Puppet Forge on GitHub could have led to a supply chain disaster matching the scope of the attack on SolarWinds. Here are the key takeaways.
OSC&R's supply chain risk report: 95% of organizations face severe threat
AppSec risk managers and development teams: Take note of the key takeaways — and expert analysis.
Secure by Default: Lock down your development for better AppSec
Secure by Design's cousin can help make software more secure out of the box by adding guardrails to development. Here's how it helps — and its limitations.
OASIS Open's push for a software supply chain standard: All together now?
The aim is to build a unifying framework incorporating existing SBOM data models, including CSAF, CycloneDX, OpenVEX, and SPDX. Experts weigh in with key insights.
How platform engineering helps you get a good start on Secure by Design
Self-service portals for developers can help organizations overcome challenges to getting up and running with CISA's software security initiative.