US Cybersecurity Strategy Shifts Liability Issues to Vendors

Holding Vendors Liable for Insecure Apps Fuels Safe Harbor, Transparency Questions
A new federal strategy to make commercial manufacturers liable for insecure software requires an attainable safe harbor policy and could be a disincentive for software manufacturers in sharing important vulnerability information with the U.S. government, according to industry observers.

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