Federal officials warn against increasing complexity when developing standards, policies

Addressing supply chain issues will require flexibility and a clear recognition of what entities are hoping to achieve by adopting new processes, according to supply chain officials from CISA and NIST, who spoke Thursday about potential challenges in using a Software Bill of Materials and procurement mechanisms.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is undertaking four lines of effort on SBOM to help with scaling, operationalizing and creating interoperability, CISA senior advisor and strategist Allan Friedman said at a ...