SBOMs and Supply Chains – Allan Friedman – BTS #22
We sit down with the father of the SBOM, Allan Friedman, to discuss examples of where we really need SBOMs, how to operationalize SBOMs, and how to identify and deal with bad things that may be in your SBOM! CISA's resources on SBOM are at cisa.gov/SBOM and anyone can find out more or ask for a meeting at [email protected]
This segment is sponsored by Eclypsium. Visit https://securityweekly.com/eclypsium to learn more about them!
Wearing the hats of both a technologist and a policy maker, Allan has over 20 years of experience in international cybersecurity and technology policy. His experience and research focuses on economic and market analyses of information security. On the practical side, he has designed, convened, and facilitated national and international multistakeholder processes that have produced real results, helping diverse organizations finding common ground on contentious, cutting edge issues.
Allan is known for applying technical and policy expertise to help audiences understand the pathways to change in an engaging fashion, and is frequently invited to speak or keynote to industry, academic, and public audiences. He has significant experience with the press, and has been featured in global media including CNN, NPR, and major American and international papers.
Below the surface listeners can learn more about Eclypsium by visiting eclypsium.com/go - there you will find the “Ultimate guide to supply chain security”, an on-demand webinar I presented called “Unraveling Digital Supply Chain Threats and Risk”, a paper on the relationship between ransomware and the supply chain, and a customer case study with Digital Ocean. If you are interested in seeing our product in action you can also sign up for a demo, you can get all that at eclypsium.com/go!









