Biden administration accelerates software supply chain security expectations a year into Executive Order

President Joe Biden's Executive Order 14028, signed on May 12th, 2021, aims to bolster the nation's cybersecurity by urging both public and private organizations to make significant investments and changes, moving beyond incremental improvements. This has heightened the focus on software supply chain security, emphasizing the need for transparency in code sourcing and development practices due to complex cyber threats like the SolarWinds attack and vulnerabilities such as log4j and Spring4Shell. The administration, along with bodies like the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Software Agency (CISA), is pushing for organizations to adopt frameworks such as the Software Security Development Framework (SSDF) 1.1 to ensure safer software development lifecycles. This involves practices like reviewing permissions, securing software from tampering, minimizing vulnerabilities, and ensuring quick responses to security threats. Companies are required to justify their software development decisions, particularly when using open source code, and may have to provide a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to demonstrate transparency in their software components. GitLab supports these initiatives by offering tools for visibility, compliance, and security automation, enabling organizations to meet the growing regulatory demands while modernizing their infrastructure without compromising security.

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