White House driving fast to issue software security guidance for agencies

Published: March 25, 2022, noon

Nearly a year after President Joe Biden signed off on an expansive cybersecurity executive order, officials are grappling with the difficult task of taking secure software standards and applying them to the vast array of software agencies buy. The Office of Management and Budget plans on releasing new secure software guidance for agencies within the next eight to 12 weeks, according to Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer. The guidance is based on a \u201cSecure Software Development Framework\u201d (SSDF), as well as \u201cSoftware Supply Chain Security Guidance\u201d released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in February.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices