Pentagon to establish secure software assurance program

Pentagon to establish secure software assurance program

The Pentagon is developing a “fast pass” approach to putting secure software on its network. Taking lessons from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, the Defense Department soon will issue criteria for vendors to meet that will give the services and defense agencies a level of assurance that applications are secure. Rob Vietmeyer is the chief software officer for the Defense Department. “What we’re finding is we need to…