The Memory Safety Revolution: Inside DARPA’s TRACTOR Program to Automate C-to-Rust Transpilation

The $100 Billion Vulnerability Crisis Memory safety vulnerabilities remain one of the most persistent and devastating flaws in critical software systems. Accounting for nearly 70% of all exploitable bugs, these vulnerabilities plague codebases that control mission-critical assets—from power grids and avionics to satellites and weapons systems. In response to the White House Office of the…