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Policy & Regulation
The US Government's Software Flaw Database Is Drowning. Can AI Be the Lifeguard?
The agency that tracks every known software weakness in the world is asking the public whether artificial intelligence can help it cope with a 72% surge in reported flaws.
4 min read
Vulnerabilities
What is a CVE and how does vulnerability scoring work?
CVEs are the universal ID system for software flaws, and CVSS scores tell you how bad each one actually is.
5 min read
Policy & Regulation
The Software Safety Label Problem: Why What Companies Ship Often Doesn't Match What They Report
A growing body of regulation now requires software makers to list every component inside their products. A Toronto-based firm says most of those lists are wrong before the ink dries, and regulators are starting to agree.
3 min read
Policy & Regulation
Inspector General Pins NVD Backlog on NIST Mismanagement — But the Real Problem Runs Deeper
A Commerce Department IG report calls out strategic failures, duplicated work, and severity scores that matched only 12% of the time. Budget cuts and genAI-driven vuln volume tell the rest of the story.
3 min read