Information science Software Transparency Knowledge of attack vectors and up-to-date knowledge to combat vulnerabilities

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Information Science
Systematic and comprehensive summary of the background and threats of software supply chain security, and the response situation of government agencies and private organizations. Safety assessment is done as a matter of course in food, medicine, and automobiles that we use every day, but it becomes a black box when it comes to software. Accurate assessment of software safety can be said to be an act to protect companies and society. In order to assess software safety, the cooperation of various stakeholders, such as producers and vendors, is indispensable. This book introduces the approaches and viewpoints necessary for each stakeholder in practical terms. This book also introduces the efforts made by the U.S. government and research institutes to understand software safety. Specific topics include the history of software transparency, SBOM (Software Bill of Materials), certificates, and other topics. In this book, you can learn about software transparency, which is essential for future cybersecurity and application security. ■ Contents of Contents Chapter 1 Background of Software Supply Chain Threats Chapter 2 Existing Approaches - Traditional Vendor Risk Management Chapter 3 Vulnerability Databases and Scoring Methods Chapter 4 Rise of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Chapter 5 Challenges in Software Transparency Chapter 6 Cloud and ContainerIzation Chapter 7 Existing and New Commercial Guidance Chapter 8 Existing and New Government Guidance Chapter 9 Software Transparency in Operational Technology Chapter 10 Practical Guidance for Suppliers