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Mitre-backed cyber vulnerability program to lose funding
Organizations across industry, government, national security and critical infrastructure rely on the CVE Program, which serves as the de-facto global standard for vulnerability identification and management.
The U.S. government funding needed for non-profit research giant MITRE to develop, operate and maintain its flagship Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program will expire Wednesday, the company confirmed to Nextgov/FCW. “If a break in service were to occur, we anticipate multiple impacts to CVE, including deterioration of national vulnerability databases and advisories, tool vendors, incident response operations, and all manner of critical infrastructure,” the notice warned. Last week, a top House lawmaker said he asked staffers working for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to carefully consider how to reduce the size of CISA because the agency does “have a mission to overwatch our critical infrastructure and make sure the bad guys aren’t getting in.”
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