Friday, March 26, 2021

Next (and final) introductory Energy webinar on SBoMs scheduled!

Dr. Allan Friedman of the NTIA announced today that the final in the series of four webinars to introduce the energy industry to the concept and uses of software bills of materials will be held at the following virtual location and time:

SBOM Info Session – Energy Perspectives

Monday, April 12, 12-1pm ET

Teams Link

Dial-in: +1 202-886-0111,,617460066#     United States, Washington DC

Phone Conference ID: 617 460 066#

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This webinar will consist of discussion by people involved with (or at least planning on) producing SBOMs (software and intelligent device suppliers) and consuming them (electric utilities and industry organizations). The topic will be why they think SBOMs are important, both for software suppliers and software users. If you would like to receive a calendar invite to this meeting, or if you would like to be placed on Allan’s energy mailing list, email him at afriedman@ntia.gov.

Allan also announced that the recording of this Wednesday’s webinar is available here. You can find the recording of the first webinar in the series here and the second here.

One more thing. This article appeared in Reuters yesterday. To cut to the chase, it says the new Executive Order regarding software supply chain security will include a mandate for SBOMs. I know nothing more about that and Allan can’t talk about it, whatever he might know. But we all might know about it next week, or if not soon thereafter. If nothing else, this shows SBOMs are in the wind. You shouldn’t wait for a regulation to at least start learning about them.

 

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