SBOM Everywhere, as the name suggests, is working towards bringing SBOMs to all of open source in a way that is non disruptive. The first effort of the SBOM Everywhere project was to create a plan that enabled the OpenSSF to fund work on the SDPX Python library. We are pleased to announce this plan…
The Vulnerability Disclosures Working Group is proud to unveil the next evolution in improving open source coordination of vulnerability disclosures by crafting a new guide focused on the Security researcher or Finder persona. The newly published Guidance for Security Researchers to Coordinate Vulnerability Disclosures with Open Source Software Projects provides valuable best practices on how…
In response to the growing concern around open source software development, OpenSSF’s Best Practices for Open Source Developers Working Group (WG) has been diligently working with concerned members and community groups on a couple of new guides for developers and consumers of open source.
As part of the OpenSSF’s continued investment in critical open-source projects, we are happy to announce new partnerships and tooling from the Alpha-Omega Project. Alpha-Omega will sponsor critical security work with a $460K grant to the Rust Foundation. This work expands on funding previously announced earlier this year, bringing our total investment to over $1.5M…
OpenSSF is excited to announce its newest WG (Working Group), the End Users WG. This WG will focus on representing and addressing the challenges enterprises face when adopting (and using) different open-source technologies and products.
We are excited to release new features from the Scorecards project, the OpenSSF tool that helps maintainers follow best security practices. The Scorecards GitHub Action now supports a REST API for quickly viewing project scores, and we’ve added one of our favorite new features: badges! We hope these additions will make interacting with Scorecards smoother…
We are excited to announce the v1 release of the “npm Best Practices,” a new guide focused on dependency management and supply chain security for npm. This release is the result of the OpenSSF Best Practice Working Group. It is a critical step to help JavaScript and TypeScript developers reduce risks as they choose open-source…
On August 23rd, we at the OpenSSF and Linux Foundation Japan hosted the Open Source Security Summit Japan. We were joined by senior cybersecurity representatives from more than 20 leading Japanese firms. We convened to discuss open source software (OSS) security challenges, modern challenges to the global software supply chain, and how to accelerate improvements.
Capital One joins the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as a premier member affirming its commitment to strengthening the open source software supply chain. OpenSSF is a cross-industry organization hosted at the Linux Foundation, designed to inspire and enable the community to secure the open source software we all depend on, including development, testing, fundraising,…
The August OpenSSF Town Hall brought together the open source community to hear the latest and greatest about the work going on to secure the open source software supply chain. Both the Town Hall slide deck and event recording are available for you to view.
