The Biden administration is asking the world's largest technology companies to publicly commit to strengthening the digital security of their software and cloud services.
The voluntary pledge, first reported by WIRED, builds support for the Secure by Design initiative, which encourages technology vendors to prioritize cybersecurity during product development and configuration. It represents the latest effort from the Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). .
By signing this pledge, companies will make seven important cybersecurity improvements, from soliciting reports of vulnerabilities in their products to expanding the use of multi-factor authentication, a technology that adds an extra login step. It promises to make “good faith efforts” to implement it. to traditional passwords.
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