Federal open source initiative to focus on risk mitigation, significant vulnerabilities

The Office of the National Cyber Director has taken on a lead role in government efforts to secure open source software, according to supply chain leader Joyce Corell who says the work is starting with prioritizing people responsible for producing code that addresses critical functions and risk mitigation techniques.

Joyce Corell, senior technology advisor at the ONCD, provided an overview of the open source initiative at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event on securing the information and communications technology...