August 08, 2017

“High school girls see future in STEM after summer of coding”

EdScoop, August 8, 2017. “There are more relaxing ways for high schoolers to spend their summers, but I can’t think of any that would be more fulfilling,” Chris Hopfensperger, executive director of Software.org, said in an interview with EdScoop. “Anything we can do to help...

July 27, 2017

“Girls Who Code Hackathon”

DCW50, July 27, 2017. From Stephanie, Girls Who Code student from the Software.org classroom: “Coding is the future of computer science and I want to learn how to code so I can make a difference in the future.”...

July 26, 2017

“An Inside Look at a Local Girls Who Code Classroom: ‘We Are Going to Change the World.’”

DCInno, July 26, 2017. "'I think I can speak for everyone here when I say that Girls Who Code is one of our favorite things to do over the course of the year,' [Chris] Hopfensperger said. 'We talk a lot in D.C. about the importance...

July 26, 2017

“Coding for Congress: 2017 Congressional Hackathon”

Medium, July 26, 2017. “For the second year in a row, Quorum teamed up with Girls Who Code to host the 2017 Congressional Hackathon, sponsored by the Software.org: the BSA Foundation and AT&T.”...

July 12, 2017

“Industry report says IoT security is ‘shared responsibility’”

Inside Cybersecurity, July 12, 2017. “Internet of Things developers, users and governments should follow well-known cybersecurity best practices to ensure the IoT is protected from cyber threats, a new report by Software.org: the BSA Foundation, says, calling IoT security a ‘shared responsibility’ between industry, government...

July 11, 2017

Connecting to New Opportunities Through Connected Devices

Technology has reached a point of convergence. Sensors, data, connectivity, encryption, the cloud, and the software that makes linking them all possible are poised to exponentially increase the opportunities that can be delivered by connecting the “things” in the physical world around us. By 2020,...

June 26, 2017

Software.org: the BSA Foundation Works with Girls Who Code to Close the Tech Gender Gap

Software.org: the BSA Foundation proudly welcomes 20 young women to its Girls Who Code 2017 Summer Immersion Program in Washington, DC. The program, in which DC-area high school students will spend seven weeks learning the fundamentals of computer science, from building a webpage to making...

May 16, 2017

“Smart infrastructure’s cyber vulnerabilities”

Axios, May 16, 2017. "'This is a teachable moment for the lesson that computer and device security are vitally important on a global scale, and it should underscore a range of well-known security best practices,'d" [Chris Hopfensperger, Executive Director of Software.org: the BSA Foundation] said."...

May 16, 2017

“Digital Life: Software group says coders can save money, improve bridges, roads, airports”

The Kansas City Star, May 16, 2017. “If we are to meet our infrastructure challenges, we need to seize upon what may be software’s greatest untapped potential — its ability to fundamentally expand what our infrastructure can achieve,” the report [from Software.org] said....