Lemons and Liability - Cyber Warranties as an Experiment in Software Regulation

Explore a 33-minute Black Hat conference talk examining cyber warranties as a voluntary form of software liability. Delve into a case study of security vendors accepting responsibility for product failures since 2014. Analyze the implications for the US National Cybersecurity Strategy's goal of assigning security responsibility to "most capable actors." Gain insights into how this experiment in private sector liability could inform policymakers considering software vendor accountability for security incidents. Presented by Daniel Woods, this talk offers valuable perspectives on the intersection of cybersecurity, liability, and regulation in the software industry.