Cybersecurity Dive March 13, 2024
CISA and OMB released an attestation form to ensure compliance with secure development practices.
The Biden administration approved a long-awaited secure software development attestation form, part of a yearslong effort to secure the nation’s software supply chain through more robust enforcement mechanisms.
The form, which the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Office of Management and Budget released Monday, is designed to ensure software producers working with the U.S. government comply with standards for secure development.
“Software underpins nearly every service our government delivers on behalf of the American people,” Chris DeRusha, federal CISO and deputy national cyber director, and Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, said in a blog post released Monday.
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