If you're not using automation to monitor the security risks from your dependency tree, chances are your project is vulnerable. Although these vulnerabilities may not be malicious, they can still…
The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) announced today at Black Hat 2023 its collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) – a…
At Open Source Summit North America earlier this year as a 10th grader, Nathan Naveen, gave a talk about OpenSSF Criticality Score. Nathan takes a look at why understanding tools…
The OpenSSF Vulnerability Disclosures Working Group aims to improve open source security by developing and advocating well-managed vulnerability reporting and communication. We do so by documenting and supporting best vulnerability…
While many in the industry realize the value of having a software bill of materials, creators still need to generate high-fidelity SBOMs, and software consumers must ingest and enforce actions…
Fuzz Introspector is an open source tool that at its core provides insights and suggestions for improvements on how a given project is being fuzzed. In this blog post we…
The OpenSSF Day Europe agenda is now live! We will be hosting a full day of interesting session presentations, panels, and lightning talks on September 18th, colocated with Open Source…
This month, we present a spotlight on the SBOM Everywhere initiative, housed under the OpenSSF Security Tooling Working Group. The mission of the Security Tooling Working Group is to identify,…
Through funding by the OpenSSF’s Alpha-Omega Project, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) has hired a new security developer in residence as part of a year-long security enhancement initiative. PSF announced…
SBOMs enable organizations to identify vulnerabilities, track open-source usage, and ensure compliance with numerous licensing obligations. Having a “single source of truth” for security and licensing information helps everyone. Let’s…