How The Update Framework Improves Security of Software Updates

Updating software is one of the most important ways to keep users and organizations secure. But how can software be updated securely? That’s the challenge that The Update Framework (TUF) aims to solve. Justin Cappos, assistant professor at New York University [Tandon School of Engineering], detailed how TUF works and what’s coming to further improve the secure updating approach in a session at last week’s DockerCon 17 conference in Austin, Texas.