According to reports by Linux Foundation, the US healthcare sector is spearheading rapid Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) adaptation to mitigate growing cybersecurity concerns. Motivated by the government's executive order on improving cybersecurity, organizations turn to SBOM to ensure software supply chain security.
SBOMs provide a list of all software components in a device, especially critical to securing US critical infrastructure. IT enables device manufacturers, operators, and buyers to mitigate and identify software vulnerabilities.
The main drive towards SBOM for the healthcare sector appears from the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) SBOM market guidance first released in 2018. This guide required manufacturers to include SBOM information with their products; the healthcare markets have fast-tracked SBOMs. SBOMs may soon become a key component of healthcare cybersecurity efforts with industry consensus and regulatory incentives.
For the report by Linux foundation, a survey of 412 organizations was conducted to gain insight into SBOM readiness, adoption, and familiarity in different industries. Of these, about 40% were concerned about their respective industries being committed to requiring SBOMs, while the others had concerns about the lack of industry census.
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