U.S. officials will extend support for 11 months for a database of cyber weaknesses that plays a critical role in fighting bugs and hacks, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, just as the funding was due to run out.
The expected cut-off of payments for the non-profit MITRE Corp’s Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database had spread alarm across the cybersecurity community.
The U.S.-backed database acts as a catalog for cyber weaknesses and allows IT administrators to quickly flag and triage the different bugs and hacks discovered daily.
The last-minute change of plan after the importance of the service was highlighted publicly is another instance of the confusion across government as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration makes deep cuts to public spending.
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