U.S. Senator wants the government to stop using Adobe Flash ASAP

In case you still weren’t sure whether Adobe Flash posed a real security risk, one U.S. Senator is now urging government agencies to stop using it.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to the top U.S. officials at three government agencies — the Department of Homeland Security, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and National Security Agency — requesting they coordinate to remove Adobe Flash from government use. 

In his letter, Sen. Wyden requests three major actions be taken. 

The first move Sen. Wyden requests is a mandate that government agencies will no longer deploy any new Flash-based content, effective within 60 days. Next, he suggests a requirement that federal agencies remove all of its Flash-based content from its websites by August 1, 2019. Finally, Wyden would like all governmental agencies to remove Flash from its desktop computers by the same date. Read more...