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Mission Impossible: Protecting Software Supply Chains

Mission Impossible:  Protecting Software Supply Chains

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Up Front:  The U.S. government is taking on a more aggressive role in its mission to protect software supply chains from being infiltrated, as the government’s public-private cyber lead agency announces new initiatives to share information and improve response to cyber threats.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the launch of its new National Risk Management Center (NRMC) this week in an effort to better connect government agencies with private entities to stay ahead of cyber threats, and among the fastest growing threats, is the vulnerability of software supply chains.

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