Tag: cisa

  • CISA to Re-do C/C++ Projects with Rust

    CISA to Re-do C/C++ Projects with Rust

    So, so many lines of memory-unsafe routines in crucial open source, and unsafe dependencies. The US government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has analyzed 172 critical open source projects and found that more than half contain code written in languages like C and C++ that are not naturally memory safe. What’s more, projects written…

  • More Support for Open-Source Devs – US Feds

    More Support for Open-Source Devs – US Feds

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will start providing more hands-on support to open-source software developers as they work to better secure their projects, the agency said. From a report: CISA hosted a two-day, invite-only summit this week with leaders in the open-source software community and other federal officials. During the private event,…