President Biden's new executive order could oblige software vendors to tell Uncle Sam about security breaches
Prompt disclosure shake-up follows SolarWinds calamity Software vendors will be obliged to promptly notify their US federal government customers in the event of any security breach, a draft executive order from President Joe Biden’s administration proposes. The order – which follows the high impact SolarWinds breach late last year – would also mandate the use of multi-factor authentication and data encryption within US federal agencies, Reuters reports. In addition, the order would compel...
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