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Updates 2016

NIST Announce the Release of DRAFT NISTIR 8151, Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities: Report to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
October 04, 2016

NIST invites comments on Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8151, Dramatically Reducing Software Vulnerabilities -- Report to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The call for a dramatic reduction in software vulnerability is heard from numerous sources, recently from the February 2016 Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan. The plan defines goals for reducing vulnerabilities in the near, mid and long term. This report addresses the first mid-term goal. 
 
Email comments to: paul.black@nist.gov (Subject: "Comments on Draft NISTIR 8151") 
Comments due by: October 18, 2016

Created December 20, 2016, Updated June 22, 2020