Cybersecurity

Software innovation continues to connect people across the world and transform daily business practices. These online connections create efficiencies and spur economic growth, but they also create vulnerabilities that bad actors can exploit if the proper security measures are not in place. Addressing cybersecurity challenges requires innovative practices and tools to defend the integrity, privacy, and resilience of the Internet ecosystem.

BSA supports efforts to improve governments and industries capabilities and readiness to address cybersecurity threats. This includes promoting a secure software ecosystem, strengthening cybersecurity workforce capabilities, supporting policies that enable the development of cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies, and other steps to secure and defend information infrastructure.

Download: A Cybersecurity Agenda for the Connected Age

FEATURED POLICY RESEARCH / POSITION PAPERS

Cybersecurity

BSA Framework for Secure Software

APR 30, 2019 | GLOBAL

BSA’s first-of-its-kind framework is a flexible and holistic approach to guide and assess efforts to enhance software security.

Cybersecurity

BSA Principles for Good Governance: Supply Chain Risk Management

JUL 17, 2019 | GLOBAL

Managing security risks to information technology supply chains is an important priority for both governments and businesses globally.

Cybersecurity

BSA International Cybersecurity Framework

APR 24, 2018 | GLOBAL | US

Working together, government and industry can help the world’s citizens reap the benefits of the digital economy while protecting our safety, security, and privacy.

Cybersecurity

Global: Principles for Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure

MAR 22, 2019 | GLOBAL

Today’s interconnected ecosystem demands a coordinated approach for addressing software vulnerabilities.

BSA Testimony: Examining the Current Data Security and Breach Notification Regulatory Regime

Cybersecurity

US: BSA Testimony Before House Financial Services Subcommittee on “Examining the Current Data Security and Breach Notification Regulatory Regime”

FEB 14, 2018 | GLOBAL

THE LATEST POLICY NEWS

Legislation Introduced to Bolster Cyber Workforce

NOV 08, 2019 | US

Nextgov, November 8, 2019. BSA announces its endorsement of the HACKED Act, bipartisan legislation which would bolster cybersecurity education and vitalize America’s workforce. Read more

Cybersecurity Workforce

BSA Applauds Introduction of HACKED Act

NOV 07, 2019 | US

BSA | The Software Alliance supports the introduction of the Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge Through Education (HACKED) Act by Senators Roger Wicker, Maria Cantwell, John Thune, and Jacky Rosen. Read more

Cybersecurity Workforce

BSA Voices Support for JROTC Cyber Training Act

NOV 01, 2019 | US

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), November 1, 2019. Sen. Jacky Rosen announces a slate of endorsements for her bipartisan JROTC Cyber Training Act, including BSA | The Software Alliance. Read more

Cybersecurity Workforce

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