Datadog, a leading cloud-scale observability and security platform, joined the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as a Premier Member in July, 2024. With both executive leadership and deep technical involvement, Datadog has rapidly become a force in advancing secure open source practices across the industry.
Key Contributions
GuardDog: Open Source Threat Detection
In early 2025, Datadog launched GuardDog, a Python-based open source tool that scans package ecosystems like npm, PyPI, and Go for signs of malicious behavior. GuardDog is backed by a publicly available threat dataset, giving developers and organizations real-time visibility into emerging supply chain risks.
This contribution directly supports OpenSSF’s mission to provide practical tools that harden open source ecosystems against common attack vectors—while promoting transparency and shared defense.
Datadog actively supports the open source security ecosystem through its engineering efforts, tooling contributions, and participation in the OpenSSF community:
- SBOM Generation and Runtime Insights
Datadog enhances the usability and value of Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) through tools and educational content. Their blog, Enhance SBOMs with runtime security context, outlines how they combine SBOM data with runtime intelligence to identify real-world risks and vulnerabilities more effectively. - Open Source Tools Supporting SBOM Adoption
Datadog maintains the SBOM Generator, an open source tool based on CycloneDX, which scans codebases to produce high-quality SBOMs. They also released the datadog-sca-github-action, a GitHub Action that automates SBOM generation and integrates results into the Datadog platform for improved visibility. - Sigstore and Software Signing
As part of the OpenSSF ecosystem, Datadog supports efforts like Sigstore to bring cryptographic signing and verification to the software supply chain. These efforts align with Datadog’s broader commitment to improving software provenance and integrity, especially as part of secure build and deployment practices. - OpenSSF Membership
As a Premier Member of OpenSSF, Datadog collaborates with industry leaders to advance best practices, contribute to strategic initiatives, and help shape the future of secure open source software.
These collaborations demonstrate Datadog’s investment in long-term, community-driven approaches to open source security.
What’s Next
Datadog takes the stage at OpenSSF Community Day North America on Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Denver, CO, co-located with Open Source Summit North America.
They’ll be presenting alongside Intel Labs in the session:
Talk Title: Harnessing In-toto Attestations for Security and Compliance With Next-gen Policies
Time: 3:10–3:30 PM MDT
Location: Bluebird Ballroom 3A
Speakers:
- Trishank Karthik Kuppusamy, Staff Engineer, Datadog
- Marcela Melara, Research Scientist, Intel Labs
This session dives into the evolution of the in-toto Attestation Framework, spotlighting new policy standards that make it easier for consumers and auditors to derive meaningful insights from authenticated metadata—such as SBOMs and SLSA Build Provenance. Attendees will see how the latest policy framework bridges gaps in compatibility and usability with a flexible, real-world-ready approach to securing complex software supply chains.
Register now and connect with Datadog, Intel Labs, and fellow open source security leaders in Denver.
Why It Matters
By contributing to secure development frameworks, creating open source tooling, and educating the broader community, Datadog exemplifies what it means to be an OpenSSF Premier Member. Their work is hands-on, standards-driven, and deeply collaborative—helping make open source safer for everyone.
Learn More
- Datadog’s open source work: https://opensource.datadoghq.com/
- Datadog Security Labs: https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/
- Get involved in an OpenSSF Working Group: openssf.org/get-involved
- Explore OpenSSF membership: openssf.org/join
