Sep 29, 2022 |
In Blog
How OSPOs Can Be a Key Lever for Open Source Sustainability and Security
A well-designed Open Source Program Office (OSPO), when present, is the center of competency for an organization’s open source operations and structure. Here are a dozen ways OSPOs can be a key lever for open source sustainability & security in your organizations. Read more.
Sep 28, 2022 |
In Blog
OpenSSF Day at Open Source Summit Europe Highlights
Along the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland we hosted OpenSSF Day EU at the Open Source Summit Europe earlier this month where community members gathered together to discuss the challenges, big-picture solutions, ongoing work and successes in securing the open source software (OSS) supply chain. Read more.
Sep 27, 2022 |
In Blog
The United States Securing Open Source Software Act: What You Need to Know
The Securing Open Source Software Act is in response to the Log4Shell vulnerability discovered in late November 2021. What is the Securing Open Source Software Act about? On 21st September 2022, U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and… Read more.
Sep 27, 2022 |
First-Ever SigstoreCon at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022
This year SigstoreCon will be hosted for the first time! The one-day event will take place on October 25, in Detroit Michigan, in co-location with KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America. SigstoreCon aims to help accelerate how you secure your software supply chain. The great news is that this is a… Read more.
Sep 13, 2022 |
In Blog
Funding Python SPDX Development with the OpenSSF and SBOM Everywhere
SBOM Everywhere, as the name suggests, is working towards bringing SBOMs to all of open source in a way that is non disruptive. The first effort of the SBOM Everywhere project was to create a plan that enabled the OpenSSF to fund work on the SDPX Python library. We are… Read more.
Sep 13, 2022 |
In Blog
Coordination is Key! The OpenSSF’s CVD Guide for Finders
The Vulnerability Disclosures Working Group is proud to unveil the next evolution in improving open source coordination of vulnerability disclosures by crafting a new guide focused on the Security researcher or Finder persona. The newly published Guidance for Security Researchers to Coordinate Vulnerability Disclosures with Open Source Software Projects provides… Read more.
Sep 13, 2022 |
In Blog
Introducing New Concise Guides for Developing More Secure Software and Evaluating Open Source Software
In response to the growing concern around open source software development, OpenSSF’s Best Practices for Open Source Developers Working Group (WG) has been diligently working with concerned members and community groups on a couple of new guides for developers and consumers of open source. Read more.
Sep 13, 2022 |
Alpha-Omega Project Announces Over $1.5M in Grants to Critical Open Source Projects and New Omega Analysis Toolchain
As part of the OpenSSF’s continued investment in critical open-source projects, we are happy to announce new partnerships and tooling from the Alpha-Omega Project. Alpha-Omega will sponsor critical security work with a $460K grant to the Rust Foundation. This work expands on funding previously announced earlier this year, bringing our… Read more.
Sep 13, 2022 |
In Blog
Introducing the New OpenSSF End Users Working Group
OpenSSF is excited to announce its newest WG (Working Group), the End Users WG. This WG will focus on representing and addressing the challenges enterprises face when adopting (and using) different open-source technologies and products. Read more.
Sep 8, 2022 |
In Blog
Show Off Your Security Score: Announcing Scorecards Badges
We are excited to release new features from the Scorecards project, the OpenSSF tool that helps maintainers follow best security practices. The Scorecards GitHub Action now supports a REST API for quickly viewing project scores, and we’ve added one of our favorite new features: badges! We hope these additions will… Read more.