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Vulnerability Enumeration Conundrum – an Open Source Perspective on CVE and CWE

In recent days, the vulnerability management ecosystem has experienced shocking news that the de facto standard used throughout industry and upstream, the CVE & CWE Programs, were unexpectedly being defunded and at risk of shuttering its doors. This caused 24 hours of panic up and downstream, but that decision was quickly reversed as CISA stepped…

Beyond the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM): Ensuring Integrity with Attestations – Event Recap

On March 5th, the SBOMit community hosted the Beyond the SBOM: Ensuring Integrity with Attestations event at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This event, co-located with OpenSSF Policy Summit DC, brought together industry leaders to address the limitations of single SBOMs and even signed SBOMs in ensuring software supply chain security. Attendees explored…

Linux Foundation Research Reports Reveal Wide Spectrum for Cyber Resilience Act Readiness and Compliance

SAN FRANCISCO – March 18, 2024 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the publication of two groundbreaking research reports, both in partnership with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and Linux Foundation Europe (LF Europe), that explore community-driven strategies to address open source security and the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Authored by…