Industry News Coverage

Below is a comprehensive monthly review of the news and other media’s coverage of OVAL. A brief summary of each news item is listed with its title, author (if identified), date, and media source.

SANS Website, June 1, 2011

OVAL was included in the 2011 Chief Information Officer Federal Information Security Management Act Reporting Metrics document issued on June 1, 2011 by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and National Institute of Standards and Technology. The document provides cybersecurity status reporting metrics for government agencies under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) that focus on the ability to automate system monitoring and security controls. OVAL is included as a reporting requirement in Section 12, Software Assurance, subsection 12.1b., which states: "Provide the number of the information systems above (12.1a) where the tools generated output compliant with: 12.1b (1). Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) 12.1b (2). Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) 12.1b (3). Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) 12.1b (4). Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)."

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