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Easterly: Cybersecurity is a software quality problem 

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Feed Name: CyberScoop

Date Published: 2024-08-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: eliasgroll

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At Black Hat, CISA head Jen Easterly framed the core problem as poor software quality rather than a standalone cybersecurity issue, promoting a 'secure by design' pledge and urging Congress to adopt software liability reforms and standards; National Cyber Director Harry Coker backed efforts for regulatory harmonization and noted work on a federal cyber insurance backstop, with the Delta–CrowdStrike service outage cited to illustrate vendor liability limits.

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