NSA Releases Guidance on How to Protect Against Software Memory Safety Issues

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Source: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112751/-1/-1/0/221110-D-IM742-2022.JPG
Source: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112751/-1/-1/0/221110-D-IM742-2022.JPG

November 15, 2022 | Originally published by NSA on November 10, 2022

FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency (NSA) published guidance to help software developers and operators prevent and mitigate software memory safety issues, which account for a large portion of exploitable vulnerabilities.

The “Software Memory Safety” Cybersecurity Information Sheet highlights how malicious cyber actors can exploit poor memory management issues to access sensitive information, promulgate unauthorized code execution, and cause other negative impacts.

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