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Android users just dodged a bullet as the CVE cybersecurity tracker stays funded

Or better put, we all did.

After roughly 24 hours of uncertainty, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) announced that it would continue funding the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) on the day its previous contract was set to expire. (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)"The consequence will be a breakdown in coordination between vendors, analysts, and defense systems — no one will be certain they are referring to the same vulnerability," wrote Olejnik, a scholar with advanced degrees in computer science and information technology law with specializations in privacy. (Image credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central)But that final green light didn't come quick enough, as the security world already started making plans to keep the CVE program up and running — even without federal funding.

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