Security News > 2021 > February > Google: We're funding developers to work full-time on Linux security

Two developers, sponsored by Google, will dedicate their time to addressing vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel as part of a wider effort to improve the security of open-source software.

Google will sponsor a pair of developers to work full-time on bolstering the security of Linux.

The developers in question, Gustavo Silva and Nathan Chancellor, are being tasked with improving and maintaining the Linux security kernel in a wider effort by Google to address vulnerabilities in the open-source software landscape.

The move comes roughly six months after the formation of the Open Source Security Foundation, a collective of big tech industry players working to improve the security of open-source software as it becomes pervasive in big industry applications, including data centers and critical infrastructure.

According to The Linux Foundation, there are now more than 20,000 contributors working on Linux.

Google hopes other companies and contributors will follow suit in making the security of the Linux kernel a priority going forward.

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