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S4x23 SBOM Challenge — Part 3: VEX Document Ingestion

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S4x23 SBOM Challenge — Part 3: VEX Document Ingestion

By Derek Kruszewski on March 16, 2023

Three weeks ago I reported on the first part of the S4x23 SBOM Challenge run by Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which focused on SBOM Creation. Last week I reported on the second part:...

S4x23 SBOM Challenge — Part 2: SBOM Ingestion

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S4x23 SBOM Challenge — Part 2: SBOM Ingestion

By Derek Kruszewski on March 8, 2023

Two weeks ago I reported on the first part of the SBOM Challenge at the S4x23 cybersecurity conference in Miami, Florida. The Day 1 goal was for each team to create an accurate SBOM for...

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S4x23 SBOM Challenge — Part 1

By Derek Kruszewski on February 24, 2023

The aDolus Team has just returned from participating in the SBOM Challenge at the S4x23 cybersecurity conference in Miami, Florida. This blog is the first of a series reporting on what we...

A Flurry of Regulatory Action and the Need for SBOMs

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A Flurry of Regulatory Action and the Need for SBOMs

By Eric Byres on October 12, 2022

Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity was issued in May of 2021 and provided a roadmap for a series of regulatory initiatives that government agencies (and anyone...

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A Deeper Dive into VEX Documents

By Derek Kruszewski on April 15, 2022

At the end of last summer, I wrote a blog post explaining the merits of Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) documents. Almost 8 months later, I stand by the importance of these...

Log4j: Panic or Lesson? | How to Protect Deployed Assets

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Log4j: Panic or Lesson? | How to Protect Deployed Assets

By Ron Brash on December 21, 2021

Cleaning up the Mess will Take a Methodical Approach Nearly every week the cybersecurity community buzzes around a newly discovered vulnerability or a breach. December’s alert for the ...

Sorry Blackberry: You Are Part of the Supply Chain

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Sorry Blackberry: You Are Part of the Supply Chain

By Eric Byres on November 2, 2021

Today, reporters Betsy Woodruff Swan and Eric Geller at Politico published a story: “BlackBerry resisted announcing major flaw in software powering cars, hospital equipment.” They outline...

What is VEX and What Does it Have to Do with SBOMs?

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What is VEX and What Does it Have to Do with SBOMs?

By Derek Kruszewski on August 12, 2021

Recently, we have been fielding many inquiries here at aDolus regarding “VEX.” If you are not familiar with this mysterious abbreviation, you’ve fortunately landed in the right place....