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Dr. Allan Friedman Joins NetRise: The Father of SBOMs Goes Private to Fuse AI and Supply Chain Security

Dr. Allan Friedman, the Father of SBOMs and ex-CISA leader, has joined NetRise as a strategic advisor to evolve Software Bills of Materials into AI-powered tools for threat detection and response, beyond basic compliance. Aligning with Biden’s EO 14028 mandating SBOMs for federal procurement, this partnership helps private sectors operationalize them through transparency and AI for actionable vulnerability insights. Friedman and NetRise aim to fuse policy visibility with automation, powering risk management across defense, enterprise, and global supply chains.

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Allan Friedman

Former CISA Senior Advisor and Strategist

Key Takeaways

Policy goes private to accelerate impact
Dr. Allan Friedman moved from his influential role at CISA to become a strategic advisor at NetRise—framing it as a moment where public policy meets private innovation.
SBOMs must shift from compliance to operations:
The core push is to turn SBOMs from static “check-the-box” artefacts into living data streams that drive vulnerability insight, threat detection, and response.
AI depends on SBOM-quality data and continuous monitoring
AI doesn’t replace SBOMs—it needs SBOM visibility as reliable input, pairing SBOM analysis with automation and continuous monitoring to produce context-aware risk management at scale.

Dr. Allan Friedman Joins NetRise: The Father of SBOMs Goes Private to Fuse AI and Supply Chain Security

Speakers

Key Takeaways

Policy goes private to accelerate impact

SBOMs must shift from compliance to operations:

AI depends on SBOM-quality data and continuous monitoring

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