Easterly discusses efforts on software security, confronting ‘epochal’ challenges from AI and China

CISA Director Jen Easterly pressed her message on making software secure by design while describing threats from China and artificial intelligence as the two “epoch challenging events of our time,” during an appearance in which she emphasized her agency’s partnership model while stressing the need for the tech sector to take responsibility for the security of its products.

On software security, Easterly said it’s unacceptable that consumers must wade through “seventeen pages of legalese” to discover that they -- rather...