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Congratulations to Newly Elected OpenSSF Governing Board Members

We are excited to welcome newly elected Governing Board members of the OpenSSF: Tracy Miranda from Chainguard, Duane O'Brien from Indeed, and Stephen Chin from JFrog. The OpenSSF Governing Board is responsible for overall management of the OpenSSF, including approving major decisions, managing the budget, and establishing advisory bodies or committees to support the OpenSSF’s…

OpenSSF Day at Open Source Summit North America Call for Proposals

We’re pleased to announce we are hosting OpenSSF Day at Open Source Summit North America on Wednesday, May 10th and the call for proposals is now open. The full day program will feature keynotes from Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) contributors and thought leaders. This is your chance to meet fellow open source community members and…

Join Us at the First OSS Security Meetup in Tokyo, Japan

We are excited to present at the first ever OSS Security Meetup in Japan, on February 28 in Tokyo, hosted by Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Members. We aim to create a place where people with the same awareness and challenges related to OSS security can gather, share information mainly in Japanese, and move forward…

Independent Security Audit Impact Report

Security audits are an extremely effective tool for improving the security of critical projects. In 2022, OpenSSF and Google sponsored a number of security audits and associated work via strategic partner Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF). Today OSTIF released its Independent Security Audit Impact Report.

10 Sessions Not to Miss at CloudNativeSecurityCon

Next week we’re heading to the first ever standalone CloudNativeSecurityCon North America put on by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in Seattle, WA that brings together application developers and security experts to propose solutions to security challenges, to explore cutting edge projects, and to discuss advances in modern security approaches. The agenda is packed…

OpenSSF Year in Review

The OpenSSF is a thriving, diverse, nonstop community. Across more than 30 different active software projects and other technical initiatives, we’ve been able to have the kind of reach and impact we need to put a dent in the global software security challenges we all know are only getting more intense and more costly. Today we…

Engaging Policy Makers and the Ecosystem on Open Source Software Globally

Throughout 2022, the Linux Foundation and OpenSSF in particular have been at the heart of a number of important conversations concerning the open source software (OSS) community and sustainability of the ecosystem. A large part of our global engagement efforts have been focused on collaborating with leaders in the public and private sector to further…