Melissa Hathaway, former Cybersecurity Chief for the National Security Council, has warned of increasing sophistication and prevalence of cyber threats, such as ransomware and botnets, in addition to security vulnerabilities in third-party suppliers. She agrees with President Biden’s regulatory approach to cybersecurity and believes that, despite its potential challenges, it would be difficult for a future administration to reverse. Hathaway also voiced concern about cybersecurity threats from China and Russia, the potential disruption of the Israeli IT industry due to conflict, and raised the need for new, resilient security architectures for emerging technologies.
The NCSC wants developers to get serious on software security
The NCSC’s new Software Security Code of Practice has been praised by cyber professionals as a significant advancement in enhancing software supply chain security.
