Recently the GSA released their white paper Digital BoM and SBoM – February 2023. Our very own Robert Dobson, VP Technology Partners was part of the panel of contributors.
This paper offers a fantastic explanation as to what an SBOM is and why use a Bill of Materials in the first place.
You don’t have to be a GSA member to request access to the paper.
Having looked (albeit it brief) at the WP29 directive: “WP.29 is the UN World Forum dedicated to technical regulations applied to the broad automotive sector, addressing the safety and environmental performance of wheeled vehicles, their subsystems and parts.” It became clear to me that the source of the market noise was actually around UN Regulation No. 155, which is a component of WP29.
Is cyber security an IT issue? Well – yes and no. Sure, the technical understanding of what needs to be done, how and why will always ultimately lie with a technology specialist, but the strategic understanding of why it matters and how it fits into wider business operations and culture should always lie with senior management. Cyber security needs to be taken seriously in the boardroom in order for it to truly permeate throughout the business, and therefore to be effective. So yes – cyber security is an IT issue, but it’s bigger than that.
