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: Securing Tomorrow: BSA’s Cybersecurity Priorities and Software’s Essential Role

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US: Building a More Effective Strategy for ICT Supply Chain Security

FEB 16, 2021 | US

The Biden Administration and the 117th Congress should take a new, more effective approach to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) supply chain security. That process should begin by pausing and assessing the inventory of US supply chain security rules to move forward more effectively with a holistic and sustainable set of policies to improve security.

Cybersecurity

Updated: BSA Framework for Secure Software

SEP 22, 2020 | GLOBAL

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

Cybersecurity

Securing 5G: A Call to Harness Software Innovation

JUL 21, 2020 | GLOBAL

Governments across the globe are racing to develop and deploy 5G technologies because of the enormous potential of 5G networks to transform businesses and individual lives. 5G networks will bring quantum leaps in speed, latency reduction, and flexibility that enable a wide range of new applications. In particular, 5G will support massive expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT), which is expected to grow to more than 200 billion devices by 2023. Together, these technologies will fundamentally reshape the global economy, improve the quality of life for billions of individuals, reshape the digital ecosystem, and transform how humans interact with the physical world.

Cybersecurity

BSA Policy Principles for Building a Secure and Trustworthy Internet of Things

JUL 02, 2020 | GLOBAL

As trusted leaders in the global software industry, BSA members are at the forefront of Internet of Things (IoT) innovation, including advancements in IoT security. BSA endorses the following principles for building trust in the IoT that embody a responsible, risk-based approach to government IoT security policy.

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2021 Tech Titans

MAY 03, 2021 | US

Washingtonian, May 3, 2021. Washingtonian included BSA President and CEO Victoria Espinel on their 2021 Tech Titans list, a group of 170 power players, innovators, networkers, lobbyists, and government officials who proved resilient in these uncertain times. Read more

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Henry Young Joins BSA | The Software Alliance in Cybersecurity-Focused Role

APR 26, 2021 | GLOBAL

BSA | The Software Alliance today expanded its policy team with the addition of Henry Young, who joins BSA as a Director, Policy in BSA’s Washington, DC office. Read more

Cybersecurity

BSA Welcomes Emphasis on Risk Management, Encourages Consistency and Global Alignment in Proposed Updates to EU Cybersecurity Rules

MAR 17, 2021 | EUROPEAN UNION | EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

In comments filed today, BSA | The Software Alliance welcomed efforts to strengthen cybersecurity resilience in Europe through proposed updates to the EU Network and Information Security Directive (NIS 2.0), offering the following statement. Read more

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