“In an 11th-hour reprieve, the US government last night agreed to continue funding the globally used Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program.
“This comes after the Feds decided not to renew their long-standing contract with nonprofit research hub MITRE to operate the CVE database. That arrangement was due to expire today, but now the money’s coming through to continue the crucial service.”
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/cve_program_funding_save/
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The Register certainly does have some interesting tidbits today…things you’ll never hear on a 5-minute news blip anywhere…”the REST of the story.” More gear clashings. <sigh> Tune in tomorrow when it all gets reversed.
Win7 Pro SP1 64-bit, Dell Latitude E6330 ("The Tank"), Intel CORE i5 "Ivy Bridge", 12GB RAM, Group "0Patch", Multiple Air-Gapped backup drives in different locations. Linux Mint Newbie
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"The more kinks you put in the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the pipes." -Scotty
