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OpenSSF Newsletter – October 2025

Discover the latest updates across the OpenSSF community including new learning offerings, AI/ML security advancements, SBOM evolution under the CRA, Scorecard improvements, Sigstore research, upcoming events, and fresh podcast episodes helping secure the future of open source.

Improving Risk Management Decisions with SBOM Data: A New Whitepaper from the OpenSSF SBOM Everywhere SIG

SBOMs are becoming part of everyday software practice, but many teams still ask the same question: how do we turn SBOM data into decisions we can trust? Our new whitepaper, “Improving Risk Management Decisions with SBOM Data,” answers that by tying SBOM information to concrete risk-management outcomes across engineering, security, legal, and operations.

Choosing an SBOM Generation Tool

Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) are the foundational piece of understanding your software supply chain. By listing the components that go into your application, SBOMs give you a starting point for understanding risks — including vulnerabilities, license issues, and other supply chain risks. But how do you create those SBOMs?