Security News > 2020 > August > The Linux Foundation announces collective to enhance open source software security
The newly formed Open Source Security Foundation includes titans in technology such as Google, Intel, Microsoft, IBM, and more.
Today, the creation of the Open Source Security Foundation.
"We believe open source is a public good and across every industry we have a responsibility to come together to improve and support the security of open source software we all depend on," said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation in a press release.
According to The Linux Foundation, an array of contributors are involved in the open-source software development process and, as a result, "It is important that those responsible for their user or organization's security are able to understand and verify the security of this dependency chain." The creation of the OpenSSF is designed to unite leading open-source security projects with the individuals and organizations that support these initiatives.
The Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative, which was created following the Heartbleed bug, is one such open-source security program brought into the fold with the creation of OpenSSF. Others include GitHub Security Lab's Open Source Security Coalition.
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