Strange Bedfellows: Software, Security and the Law

Sam Quakenbush

An unlikely alliance is being forged between CISOs, software leaders and legal experts due to the ongoing rise in cyberattacks across the software supply chain and a shifting regulatory landscape.

Join Sam Quackenbush, Sr. Director of Field Innovation & Strategy – Mend.io for this live panel roundtable to discuss some of the top cyberlaw and legal topics affecting software supply chain security, including:

  • The impact of shifting liability for insecure software onto software developers and away from consumers, as proposed in the National Cybersecurity Strategy
  • How these changes will affect the open source community
  • Managing open source license risk
  • The increasing need for technical due diligence in M & A activity
  • Ensuring the security of third-party software supply chains