Open Source Security
Josh BressersOpen Source Security is a media project to help showcase and educate on open source security. Our goal is to give the community a platform educate both developers and users on how open source security works. There's a lot of good work happening that doesn't get attention because there's no marketing department behind it, they don't have a developer relations team posting on LinkedIn every two hour... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 534 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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Josh welcomes Jordi Boggiano the lead maintainer of Composer and Packagist to explain the truckload of security features they've recently added. Packagist is the PHP package registry, Composer is the dependency manager for PHP. Recently the people be... more
Josh welcomes Mike Milinkovich and Thabang Mashologu from the Eclipse Foundation to talk about their new managed Open VSX registry. This is the first open source package registry to create a commercial operation for large company users to help fund t... more
Josh welcomes back François Proulx to talk about the absolute madness in the CI/CD universe right now. We also learn about François' new project SmokedMeat which is a tool to help you hack your own CI/CD. When Josh spoke to François a year ago, the w... more
Josh chats with Sal Kimmich about the current state of everything, and what we can expect next. Sal has some incredible insight into what we can expect to see due to the current wave of security bugs and incidents. There are some new features we will... more
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Josh may no longer be with Kurt, he still makes a wicked podcast with a good concentrated dose of open source security.
Apple Podcasts5LikeToTaste
United Kingdoma year ago - josh is insufferable
I really enjoy Kurt’s perspective on stuff. Josh is insufferable. Not sure what complex he suffers from, but he can never be wrong and is always steamrolling Kurt.
Apple Podcasts1letitsnowman
United States2 years ago - Great Podcast
I don't work in this field; I'm strictly a security hobbyist. Found this podcast through archive.org, incidentally. Listened to 5 minutes of one episode and that was enough for me to subscribe. Thanks for a great podcast!
Apple Podcasts5CornOnTheMacabreUnited States2 years ago - Most frustrating show I continue listening to
Like a meeting with no agenda it can be informative and entertaining and you’re never quite sure if you should attend again but usually you do.
Apple Podcasts4cspeckrunUnited States3 years ago - The banter is spot on
as of September 2023 be negative reviews may be from non-techs or squishy persons in general. I understand the humor, and every episode that I have listened to so far which is only half a dozen the hosts understand and get what they are talking about. having over 20 years both professionally and not in the information technology field I find myself quite amused at their observations, and more often than not not in agreement more than once an episode. If the hosts, however, ever come across this ... more
Apple Podcasts4unbleachedbitUnited States3 years ago
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What is Open Source Security about and what kind of topics does it cover?
This show centers on open source security, governance, and practical risk management across software ecosystems. Conversations span maintaining open source projects, disaster recovery planning for tech organizations, secure software supply chains, and the economics of funding security in OSS. Notable patterns include deep dives with technical guests (cryptography, Rust tooling, package registries, vulnerability management) and pragmatic guidance for teams: governance models, funding strategies, and hands-on incident response. A standout angle is treating essential OSS components as infrastructure, with attention to burnout, sustainability, and collaboration between maintainers, vendors, and leadership. The format often blends technical rigo... more
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Recent guests on Open Source Security include:
1. François Proulx
2. Sal Kimmich
3. Casey Ellis
4. Hans-Christoph Steiner
5. Kat Cosgrove
6. David Bernstein
7. Vlad Harbuz
8. Paul McCarty
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