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From Beginner to Builder: Your First Code Contribution

Maybe you've used open source before and wondered how it all works, or you're early in your career and heard that open source contributions can boost your growth. Maybe you've witnessed software supply chain attacks and felt an urge to make a difference. Maybe you just started learning about OpenSSF in our last blog: “Understanding…

Celebrating the Community: OpenSSF at Open Source Summit and OpenSSF Community Day Europe Recap

From August 25 to 28, 2025, the Linux Foundation hosted a high-impact week of open source collaboration and innovation in Amsterdam. OpenSSF’s participation, in both Open Source Summit Europe and OpenSSF Community Day Europe, brought together developers, maintainers, researchers, and policymakers to strengthen software supply chain security and align on global regulations like the EU…

Open Source Friday with OpenSSF – Global Cyber Policy Working Group

On August 15, 2025, GitHub’s Open Source Friday series spotlighted the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) in a live interview hosted by Kevin Crosby. Open Source Friday is GitHub’s weekly program that celebrates the creators, maintainers, and contributors who make the open source community thrive. The session introduced the OpenSSF Global Cyber Policy Working Group…

Case Study: How LFX Insights and OSPS Baseline Validated GUAC’s Security in Under an Hour

Tools: GUAC, OSPS Baseline, LFX Insights Challenge: Demonstrating strong security posture quickly and credibly to stakeholders Solution: Leveraging Linux Foundation Insights (LFX Insights) and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Open Source Project Security Baseline (OSPS Baseline) for instant, standards-aligned validation Result: Saved significant time in verifying security practices, completing an independent standards-based assessment in…

Securing AI: The Next Cybersecurity Battleground

The AI wave is here, and it’s only getting bigger. According to a recent report from McKinsey, “over the next three years, 92 percent of companies plan to increase their AI investments.” As this AI wave washes over almost every industry and is integrated deeply and extensively into critical and non-critical operations, it ushers in…