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SECURE BY DESIGN

It's time to build cybersecurity into the design and manufacture of technology
products.
Find out here what it means to be secure by design.



As America’s Cyber Defense Agency, CISA is charged with defending our nation
against ever-evolving cyber threats and to understand, manage, and reduce risk
to the cyber and physical infrastructure that Americans rely on every hour of
every day. But, as we introduce more unsafe technology to our lives, this has
become increasingly difficult.  

As a nation, we have allowed a system where the cybersecurity burden is placed
disproportionately on the shoulders of consumers and small organizations and
away from the producers of the technology and those developing the products that
increasingly run our digital lives. Americans need a new model to address the
gaps in cybersecurity—a model where consumers can trust the safety and integrity
of the technology that they use every day.


READ NOW!



 

 

Government cannot solve this problem alone. Technology manufacturers must
increasingly embrace their role in putting consumer safety first. Technology
providers and software developers must take the first step to shift this burden
by claiming ownership of their customers’ security outcomes.


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THE NEXT CHAPTER OF SECURE BY DESIGN

Four of CISA’s top cyber experts discuss the feedback CISA’s received on Secure
By Design principles and outline the second iteration of CISA’s Secure by Design
whitepaper.




SHIFTING THE BALANCE OF CYBERSECURITY RISK: PRINCIPLES AND APPROACHES FOR
SECURITY-BY-DESIGN

UPDATED! Read the NEW guidance now. Joint U.S. & international guide urging
software manufacturers to take necessary steps to ship products that are
secure-by-design.




CISA DIRECTOR EASTERLY REMARKS AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

Unsafe at Any CPU Speed: The Designed-in Dangers of Technology and What We Can
Do About It




STOP PASSING THE BUCK ON CYBERSECURITY - WHY COMPANIES MUST BUILD SAFETY INTO
TECH PRODUCTS

By CISA Director Jen Easterly and Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity
Eric Goldstein




CISA’S CYBER EXPERTS TALK SHOP ON THE NEED FOR SAFER TECH

Three of CISA’s top cyber experts reflect on what it means to be Secure by
Design and Secure by Default and issue call to action to tech manufacturers.




APPLYING “SECURE BY DESIGN” THINKING TO EVENTS IN THE NEWS

As we navigate this landscape, a series of crucial questions arise, especially
when considering alleged security threats like juice-jacking attacks. Read our
latest blog to learn how these principles improve safe tech for all. 





WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SECURE BY DESIGN 

Every technology provider must take ownership at the executive level to ensure
their products are both secure by design and secure by default.

What is Secure by Design?

Secure by Design products are those where the security of the customers is a
core business requirement, not just a technical feature. Secure by Design
principles should be implemented during the design phase of a product’s
development lifecycle to dramatically reduce the number of exploitable flaws
before they are introduced to the market for broad use or consumption.

What is Secure by Default?

Secure by Default products are those that are secure to use out of the box, with
little to no configuration changes and are available at no additional cost, such
as multi-factor authentication (MFA), gather and log evidence of potential
intrusions, and control access to sensitive information.

 




WATCH CISA DIRECTOR EASTERLY'S REMARKS AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

Unsafe at Any CPU Speed: The Designed-in Dangers of Technology and What We Can
Do About It

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RELATED NEWS AND RESOURCES

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 | BLOG


THE URGENT NEED FOR MEMORY SAFETY IN SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

Cybersecurity Technical Advisor Bob Lord stresses the importance of memory
safety in making software safer by design.
JULY 19, 2023 | PRESS RELEASE


CISA AND MICROSOFT PARTNERSHIP EXPANDS ACCESS TO LOGGING CAPABILITIES BROADLY

We applaud Microsoft’s announcement to make necessary logs identified by CISA
and our partners as most critical to identifying cyber-attacks available to
customers without additional cost.
JULY 19, 2023 | BLOG


WHEN TECH VENDORS MAKE IMPORTANT LOGGING INFO AVAILABLE FOR FREE, EVERYONE WINS

JULY 18, 2023 | BLOG


LEADING THE WAY WITH RADICAL TRANSPARENCY

APRIL 13, 2023 | PRESS RELEASE


U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS PUBLISH SECURE-BY-DESIGN AND -DEFAULT PRINCIPLES
AND APPROACHES   

Press Release on joint product that outlines clear steps technology providers
can take to increase the safety of products used around the world.


TAKE THE PLEDGE!

If you are a K-12 education technology vendor and would like to join the pledge,
please email us at SecureByDesign@cisa.dhs.gov.

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