Tag: vendor responsibility
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The Register: Britain’s cyber agents and industry clash over how to tackle shoddy software
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/uks_cyber_agency_and_industry/ Source: The Register Title: Britain’s cyber agents and industry clash over how to tackle shoddy software Feedly Summary: Providers argue that if end users prioritized security, they’d get it CYBERUK Intervention is required to ensure the security market holds vendors to account for shipping insecure wares – imposing costs on those whose…
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The Register: Infoseccers criticize Veeam over critical RCE vulnerability and a failing blacklist
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/20/infoseccers_criticize_veeam_over_critical/ Source: The Register Title: Infoseccers criticize Veeam over critical RCE vulnerability and a failing blacklist Feedly Summary: Palming off the blame using an ‘unknown’ best practice didn’t go down well either In patching the latest critical remote code execution (RCE) bug in Backup and Replication, software shop Veeam is attracting criticism from…
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Hacker News: CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are the real cyber villains
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_sloppy_vendors_cybercrime_villains/ Source: Hacker News Title: CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are the real cyber villains Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Jen Easterly, head of the US CISA, emphasizes that the onus is on software developers to create secure and bug-free products, which is crucial in the fight against…