--- title: "Memory-Unsafe Code Is a Liability" url: https://daily.dev/posts/memory-unsafe-code-is-a-liability-mgxr6qnkz source_url: https://corrode.dev/blog/memory-safety type: article source: "corrode" published: 2026-05-31T07:53:52.504Z updated: 2026-05-31T08:30:48.533Z tags: ["security", "rust", "regulatory-compliance"] reading_time: 20 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Memory-Unsafe Code Is a Liability **[corrode](https://daily.dev/sources/corrode-blog)** · 20 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Governments and standards bodies worldwide are converging on memory safety as a critical security requirement. 70% of CVEs in large C/C++ codebases stem from memory safety issues. Key regulatory actions include the White House ONCD report (2024), NSA guidance naming Rust explicitly, CISA listing memory-unsafe languages as a 'bad practice' for critical infrastructure, DARPA's TRACTOR program funding automated C-to-Rust translation, the EU Cyber Resilience Act, and Germany's BSI naming Rust in NIS-2 guidance. Rust is positioned as the only production-ready memory-safe language for systems programming without a garbage collector. Organizations are advised to inventory memory-unsafe code, draft a memory safety roadmap (CISA recommends publishing one by end of 2025), and begin incremental migration using Rust's FFI. The post also promotes Corrode Rust Consulting services for organizations navigating this transition. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Memory safety is a matter of life and death](https://daily.dev/posts/memory-safety-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death-5zvkfxka2) · Lobsters · 11 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#regulatory-compliance](https://daily.dev/tags/regulatory-compliance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/memory-unsafe-code-is-a-liability-mgxr6qnkz)