MAR 07, 2023 | US
BSA and Its Members Committed to Secure Software
Roll Call, March 7, 2023.
By Gopal Ratnam
BSA | The Software Alliance Policy Director Henry Young discusses how software companies that sell to commercial enterprises take software security seriously.
Well-established software companies that sell to commercial enterprises “do take security seriously and invest heavily in it,” said Henry Young, policy director at BSA |The Software Alliance, a trade group that represents companies including IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce and others.
“If there is a path that we think will lead to more secure software, I think we're totally on board,” Young said.
Shifting liability to companies for making software with poor security features may help the industry overall by curbing “fly-by-night operators” who are not interested in long-term market presence, Young said.
Original Posting: https://rollcall.com/2023/03/07/white-house-cybersecurity-strategy-likely-to-face-obstacles/
ABOUT BSA
BSA | The Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members are among the world’s most innovative companies, creating software solutions that help businesses of all sizes in every part of the economy to modernize and grow.
With headquarters in Washington, DC, and operations in more than 30 countries, BSA pioneers compliance programs that promote legal software use and advocates for public policies that foster technology innovation and drive growth in the digital economy.