CISA Secure by Design Pledge

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Join NACD and CISA in Reducing Cybersecurity Threats

CISA recently launched a Secure by Design Pledge at the RSA Conference, which, as of mid-June, over 150 companies have signed. By catalyzing action with some of the largest software manufacturers, the pledge marks a major milestone in CISA’s Secure by Design initiative.

Informed by the ever more complex technology threat landscape we face, the pledge asks companies to commit to seven concrete actions. Collectively, these commitments aim to better secure the technology that our critical infrastructure and broader US economy rely on through investments in preventable defects that are all too easily exploited by bad actors.

As board members of companies that both produce and depend on software to deliver goods and services, you have the collective power to generate a strong demand signal that products must be built to be secure by design.

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CISA Secure by Design - What Directors Need to Know

Watch the CISA Secure By Design: What Directors Need to Know webinar to learn more about Secure By Design and how board members can engage in this important initiative.