This month’s spotlight focuses on the OpenSSF End Users Working Group, which aims to ensure that the distinct and impactful voice of end users is heard in the development and delivery of the technical vision of The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). It represents the interests of public and private sector organizations that primarily consume…
The OpenSSF has submitted a response to the Software Identification Ecosystem Option Analysis by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). This comes in light of CISA's announcement regarding the publication of the "Software Identification Ecosystem Option Analysis," a white paper delving into options for software identification.
OpenRefactory is working alongside Alpha-Omega's principals to report security vulnerabilities at scale in open source projects. It works with the maintainers to get the vulnerabilities fixed.
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry initiative of the Linux Foundation that focuses on sustainably securing open source software (OSS), announced new members from leading technology firms and a new set of Secure Software Development Guiding Principles at OpenSSF Day Japan.
Today, we are excited to announce version 1.0 of the Secure Software Development Guiding Principles. These 10 principles describe a series of foundational practices that, if followed, can help provide better assurance and security for organizations leveraging them. Though aspirational, they provide a set of core practices that producers and suppliers of software can pledge…
In the fast-changing landscape of cybersecurity, OpenSSF has taken a significant step towards enhancing the security of C and C++ software. This effort addresses a persistent class of software defects that have affected software, including open source software (OSS), since the dawn of the Internet. By releasing a comprehensive "Compiler Options Hardening Guide for C…
LF Energy and OpenSSF released a new whitepaper on how open source software is critical to the innovation and transformation of our energy infrastructure. Contrary to common misconceptions, OSS offers not just affordability and adaptability but also a robust shield against cyber threats.
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is excited to announce a new guide for Open Source projects that are interested in issuing and managing their own CVE IDs through the CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) program. The guide is available on GitHub and will be kept up-to-date with changes to CNA program requirements. Pull requests are…
This month’s spotlight focuses on the Sigstore project. Digital signatures play a critical role in the software supply chain, by providing verifiable attributes of authentication, integrity, and non-repudiation of artifacts as they are distributed between consumers and producers. By ensuring that the origin of the software can be reliably traced back to its source, digital…
The open source software (OSS) community is ever-changing, and the security of OSS rapidly evolves in parallel. This requires OpenSSF to regularly re-evaluate our focus and approach to intentionally improve OSS security. Today the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) releases an updated Mission, Vision, Values and Strategy (MVS) for the foundation as approved by the…
