The Washington Post, May 10, 2022.The Washington Post reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed rules, which are aimed at raising companies’ cybersecurity precautions and transparency, could force companies to prematurely report hacks publicly. BSA | The Software Alliance warned that “unintended impact on registrants, investors, law enforcement, and the health and safety of U.S. persons would outweigh any benefits.” Lire la suite

Washingtonian, May 3, 2022. Craig Albright, Vice President, Legislative Strategy, BSA | The Software Alliance was named as one of the 500 most influential people by Washingtonian. This list names experts and advocates, outside the government, who are playing big roles in Washington’s policy debates. Lire la suite

InsideCybersecurity, April 27, 2022. BSA | The Software Alliance addresses the challenge of updating the cybersecurity framework with new material while keeping it concise and user friendly, in comments to NIST on the agency’s efforts to craft “CSF 2.0.” “As NIST considers whether and how to update the Framework, BSA urges NIST to do everything in its power to do ensure that the Cybersecurity Framework remains the most helpful 21 pages in cybersecurity. Too often documents increase in volume but decline in value. One important source of value the Cybersecurity Framework provides is only including the cybersecurity information that NIST and its stakeholders identify as the most important,” BSA told NIST on Monday in its submission on the cybersecurity framework update. Lire la suite

Government Technology, April 15, 2022. Victoria Espinel, president and CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance is announced as one of 27 members joining a committee that will help advise the president and National AI Initiative Office on artificial intelligence and its impacts. The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) will “provide recommendations on topics including the current state of U.S. AI competitiveness, the state of science around AI, and AI workforce issues. Lire la suite