Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 04/18/25

Insight No. 1 — CVE program’s near-death exposes security’s single point of failure

The recent near-halt of the CVE program due to funding issues highlights a critical vulnerability in our industry’s reliance on single points of failure. While CISA’s extension averted immediate crisis, it exposed the potential for security’s foundational elements to be disrupted. As security leaders, we must advocate for more resilient, diversified support systems for essential security programs and proactively address systemic issues like the Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE) backlog. This situation demands we revisit our single points of failure and reinforces the need for contingency plans to ensure the continued stability of our security ecosystem.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from AppSec Observer authored by David Lindner, Director, Application Security. Read the original post at: https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cybersecurity-insights-with-contrast-ciso-david-lindner-04/18/25