A reflection of the Department of Homeland Security logo in the eyeglasses of a cybersecurity analyst (Mark J. Terrill/AP/File) There’s no question that open-source software is central to the ...

In a pivotal move to enhance cybersecurity earlier this year, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director, in partnership with the Open-Source Software Security Initiative, unveiled an RFI ...

Earlier this year, a Microsoft developer realized that someone had inserted a backdoor into the code of open source utility XZ Utils, which is used in virtually all Linux operating systems. The ...

In the intricate landscape of software development, the question of whether open source software provides superior security compared to proprietary alternatives has sparked a longstanding debate. The ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tidelift, a provider of solutions for improving the security and resilience of the open source software powering modern applications, today released the 2024 state of the open ...

Strengthening the security of open-source software has become a significant challenge for governments, given the informal and ubiquitous nature of this community. Yet this is a crucial component of ...

Significant security risks continue to be prevalent in open source software practices, a new report by the Linux Foundation, OpenSSF and Harvard University has found. The CENSUS III project was based ...

Hidden dependencies, social engineering attacks, and the complexity of foundation models can all contribute tothe insecure use of open-source software in 2025. Open-source software is common ...

They recognize the possibility of the OpenSSF baseline overlapping with other open-source security initiatives, including CISA's and NIST's. Still, they stress the importance of being defined by "open ...