A dependency firewall is a security checkpoint that evaluates open source packages before they are installed. It can protect developer workstations, build environments, CI/CD pipelines, and AI coding agents by blocking packages that appear malicious, suspicious, or inconsistent with organizational policy.
In Episode #66 of What’s in the SOSS?, CRob welcomes back Michael Winser to celebrate Alpha-Omega surpassing $20 million in security grants. They discuss the economics of package registries and how Alpha-Omega is partnering with frontier AI providers to give maintainers defensive power tools.
My recent experience in Minneapolis revealed that these gatherings are more than simple meetings; they are collaborative ecosystems. Whether you are a maintainer or a first-time contributor, attending provides invaluable insights, fosters transparency, and accelerates project development.
Open source software is playing an important role in Africa's digital growth. Across the continent, more organizations, developers, and communities are adopting open source to build technology and solve local challenges.
Navigating the vast ecosystem of the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is now as easy as floating down a lazy river. Discover our newly curated, role-based User Journeys designed to seamlessly guide developers, security engineers, OSPO leaders, marketers, and executives to the exact tools, resources, and communities they need.
In this episode of What’s in the SOSS?, host Yesenia Yser sits down with Mihai Maruseac (OpenAI) to discuss the OpenSSF Model Signing (OMS) specification, securing the AI/ML supply chain, and establishing a cryptographic chain of custody for models and datasets.
In 2025, Linux Foundation Research, Linux Foundation Europe, and Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) published Unaware and Uncertain: The Stark Realities of Cyber Resilience Act Readiness in Open Source. It took a survey-based look at how prepared the open source ecosystem was for the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (EU CRA). The headline finding was…
June highlighted the high stakes for open source security. The European Open Source Security Forum focused on turning CRA commitments into action, while the Mini Shai-Hulud and Miasma threats underscored the need for strong provenance. Despite these challenges, the community progressed with new machine-readable guidance, a SLSA supply chain post-mortem, and a critical CRA Awareness…
Let’s be completely honest about how we’ve historically handled security research: academia and open source practitioners have basically been living on two different planets. That’s why we created SCORED (the Workshop on Software Supply Chain Offensive and Defensive Research). It’s a complete reimagining of the traditional academic model.
