CISA and Partners Guidance for Memory Safety in Critical Open Source Projects
CISA, FBI, and Australian Cyber Security Centre collaborate on memory safety guidance for open source projects. Emphasizes risk understanding, roadmap creation, and collaboration with the open source community for enhanced cybersecurity.
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CISA, along with partners like the FBI and Australian Cyber Security Centre, has released guidance on exploring memory safety in critical open source projects. The document aims to help organizations understand the risks associated with memory safety in selected open source software and provides a foundation for creating memory safe roadmaps. This initiative aligns with the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy, emphasizing the importance of investing in memory safety and collaborating with the open source community. Organizations are encouraged to use the guidance to reduce memory safety vulnerabilities, make informed decisions, evaluate risks in open source software, and drive actions to mitigate these risks. The guidance also supports the establishment of the interagency Open Source Software Security Initiative and the use of memory-safe programming languages. Software manufacturers are urged to review the methodology and results outlined in the guidance to enhance the security of their products.
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