When BSA released its Framework for Secure Software last year, we promised the Framework would be a living document, updated to incorporate the most current guidance on combatting threats to the software ecosystem. Today, we are making good on that promise with an update to the Framework that brings new focus to mitigating rapidly growing … Read More >>
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Software Innovation Promotes 5G Security
Here’s a headline you don’t see every day: the internet is getting more secure. But the advent of fifth generation (5G) communications technology gives us the opportunity to make that headline a reality. The transformation of previous generations of hardware-based communications cables, switches, and carriers into a fully cloud-backed and internet-based communications ecosystem will allow … Read More >>
Fostering a Resilient Economy – Software’s Role in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
COVID-19 has created a massive disruption in the workplaces and homes of millions of people around the world. In the past few months, many aspects of people’s personal and professional lives have moved online, driving the rapid expansion of remote working and online collaboration. To meet the needs of our rapidly evolving economy, policymakers must … Read More >>
Software’s Essential Role in Securing Tomorrow
Technologies like 5G, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing are changing the way we live, work, and connect with the world around us. These technologies create opportunities and help grow the global digital economy. However, they also present new and increasingly complex risks. Those risks include data theft, phishing scams, privacy violations, malicious information … Read More >>
Software Policy Priorities Promote Trust
Software is integral to the US economy. BSA companies invest heavily in R&D, create intellectual property, and offer products and services to businesses of all sizes across the entire economy. The software industry supports 14.4 million jobs, adds $1.6 trillion to the US GDP annually, and invested $82.7 billion in research and development in 2018. … Read More >>