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This episode outlines three core principles: manufacturers taking ownership of customer security outcomes, embracing radical transparency and accountability, and establishing strong leadership commitment to security. The episode provides detailed recommendations for manufacturers to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), focusing on practices like

This episode highlights six key risk categories—cyber expertise, executive commitment, ICT supply chain risk management, single-source suppliers, supplier disruption, and supplier visibility— impacting IT and communications SMBs. The episode provides use cases illustrating these risks and offers practical mitigation strategies, referencing various government and industry resour

This episode offers a guide to securing software supply chains, focusing on recommended practices for developers, suppliers, and customers. with detailed best practices for developers, emphasizing secure coding, build environment hardening, third-party component verification, and vulnerability response. The episode stresses the importance of secure development lifecycle (SDLC) proc

The episode focuses on the Enterprise Software Framework (ESF), a collaborative group tackling cybersecurity threats to US national security systems. The ESF unites public and private sector experts to address shared challenges. A key area of focus is mitigating software vulnerabilities, referencing the NIST SP 800-218 Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) as a recommended a