Cyber roundup: CISA pulls CVE from the brink

In last-minute reprieve CISA extends MITRE’s CVE contract – for now

After sending shockwaves through the cybersecurity community on Tuesday night, CISA yesterday announced it has extended its contract with the MITRE-based CVE programme. Read more: In last-minute reprieve CISA extends MITRE’s CVE contract – for now

Cyber roundup: CISA pulls CVE from the brink

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has inked a last-minute funding extension for a key cyber vulnerability management program. CISA’s contract with MITRE to manage the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, or CVE, program was set to expire on Wednesday. But after an outcry from the cybersecurity community, CISA executed an 11-month option period for MITRE’s contract on Tuesday night. “The CVE program is invaluable to the cyber …

Mitre CVE program regains funding as renewal deal reached

The information security industry feared a lapse would lead to industrywide exposures of software vulnerabilities.

‘Silly and Harmful’: CISA Funding Chaos Threatens Important Cybersecurity Program

In an eleventh-hour scramble earlier than a key contract was set to run out on Tuesday night time, america Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company renewed its funding for the longtime software-vulnerability-tracking venture often called the Widespread Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program. Managed by the nonprofit research-and-development group MITRE, the CVE Program is a linchpin of world cybersecurity—offering important information and…

Comment regarding funding extension for MITRE's CVE programme – Global Security Mag Online

Concerning the funding extension for MITRE's CVE programme, Sylvain Cortes, VP Strategy, Hackuity comments: "Although CISA has updated its plans by confirming today that it plans on funding the invaluable CVE program, the future is still uncertain. Questions remain if this is a long-term solution or a temporary reprieve. MITRE's CVE programme is at the heart of how we share and interpret vulnerability intelligence. It isn't just a list of vulner…