White House to host tech companies to discuss improving open source software security amid Log4j vulnerability

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The White House on Thursday is hosting leading tech companies, along with a number of relevant government agencies, to discuss ways to improve security for open source software libraries, with senior administration officials calling it a 'key national security concern.'

Check Point Software Technologies CEO Gil Shwed explains how the widespread breach occurred on 'The Claman Countdown.'on Thursday is hosting leading tech companies, along with a number of relevant government agencies, to discuss ways to improve security for open-source software libraries, with senior administration officials calling it a "key national security concern."

They'll discuss how new private-public collaboration could "rapidly drive improvements" to security. Joining the business leaders at the White House will be senior leaders and senior open-source software experts from leading agencies, including the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security, the Pentagon, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Department of Energy and more.

The official said that the administration anticipates "additional discussions" with the companies and other organizations not represented. The White House invited major software companies and developers to discuss initiatives to improve open-source security last month. Last month, officials discovered a vulnerability within software known as "Log4j," which they said presents "an urgent challenge to network defenders given its broad use."

 

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$AMC TO THE MOON 🌝

I'm sure Joe is leading that discussion....also zero faith this is in the public interest!

More like trying to get them involved in all your corrupted ideas

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