Senate Intel Chair Urges National Cyber Director to Safeguard Against Open-Source Software Threats

Top lawmaker asks White House to address open-source software risks

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s chairman voiced concern about foreign adversaries tampering with code.

Senate Intel chair urges national cyber director to safeguard against open-source software threats

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton is raising the spectre of foreign adversaries playing too heavy a role in open-source software, and asking the national cyber director to counter the risks. The Arkansas Republican wrote to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross Thursday, saying he was concerned about reports that “state-sponsored software developers and cyber espionage groups have started to exploit this communal environment, w…

Top Lawmaker Asks White House To Address Open-source Software Risks - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A top Senate Republican is pressing the Trump administration for a plan to address the cybersecurity consequences of the U.S.’s dependence on open-source software. “Leaving our reliance on OSS unmonitored is exposing America to increasingly dangerous risks,” Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Okla., wrote in a Wednesday letter to Na…

Sen. Cotton Worries China, Russia Contribute to Open-Source Software

In a letter to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., has detailed his concerns about Russia and China contributing to the open-source software ecosystem. The post Sen. Cotton Worries China, Russia Contribute to Open-Source Software appeared first on Conservative Angle | Conservative Angle - Conservative News Clearing House

Sen. Cotton urges top White House cyber official to protect open-source software

<p>The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee asked National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross in a Wednesday letter to take steps to address vulnerabilities in open-source software projects that help power many syst…