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Open Source Security

Josh Bressers
Open Source Software
Open Source
Cybersecurity
Open Source Security
Security
Vulnerabilities
Cyber Resilience Act
Supply Chain Security
Kubernetes
NPM
Github
Vulnerability Management
Wordpress
CVE
CISA
Software Development
Github Actions
Open Source Malware
Red Hat
Security.txt

Open 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

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Open Source Security welcomes Josh Corman to talk about the challenges around securing our critical infrastructure. Specifically the discussion centers around our water supplies. There are a lot of really wild things happening right now with attacks ... more

Josh welcomes Josh Marpet for a discussion about abandoned open source packages. Josh Marpet has a foundation called Value Chain Risk Institute that has a report discussion how to start measuring if an open source package might be abandoned. There's ... more

Josh welcomes Mo Duffy from Red Hat to chat about project Lightwell. The idea is to leverage the resources and understanding Red Hat has built up over the years to help deal with the deluge of vulnerability reports that are overwhelming open source p... more

Josh chats with Lori Lorusso and Niko Matsakis about the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund. This is a new project the Rust Foundation has create to help fund Rust maintainers. It's a great discussion where Lori and Niko cover all the ways they expect ... more

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Recent Guests

Josh Marpet
Head of the Value Chain Risk Institute
Value Chain Risk Institute
Episode: Abandoned open source with Josh Marpet
Mo Duffy
Distinguished engineer at Red Hat
Red Hat
Episode: Red Hat's Project Lightwell with Mo Duffy
Lori Lorusso
Director of Outreach for the Rust Foundation
Rust Foundation
Episode: Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund with Lori and Niko
Niko Matsakis
Lead designer of Rust, Senior Principal Engineer at Amazon
Rust Project / Amazon
Episode: Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund with Lori and Niko
Allan Friedman
godfather of SBOM; senior technical advisor at the Institute for Security and Technology; advises industry as technologist and residence at the TPO group
Institute for Security and Technology; TPO group
Episode: AIBOM, CBOM, and HBOM with Allan Friedman
Jordi Boggiano
Lead maintainer of Composer and Packagist
Private Packagist
Episode: Packagist and Composer security with Jordi Boggiano
Mike Milinkovich
Executive Director at the Eclipse Foundation
Eclipse Foundation
Episode: Sustaining Open VSX with Mike and Thabang
Thabang Mashologu
Chief Marketing Officer at the Eclipse Foundation
Eclipse Foundation
Episode: Sustaining Open VSX with Mike and Thabang
François Proulx
VP of Security Research at Boost Security
Boost Security
Episode: Hacking your CI/CD with François Proulx

Host

Josh
Host of the show, frequently guiding technical and governance conversations in open source security.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 440 ratings
  • Open source security and more

    Josh may no longer be with Kurt, he still makes a wicked podcast with a good concentrated dose of open source security.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LikeToTaste
    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 Podcasts
    1
    letitsnowman
    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 Podcasts
    5
    CornOnTheMacabre
    United 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 Podcasts
    4
    cspeckrun
    United 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 Podcasts
    4
    unbleachedbit
    United States3 years ago

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Mixed reactions to pacing and tone, but overall highly regarded for expert guests and actionable insights.
Listeners praise the depth and practicality of security-focused discussions.
Some reviewers note strong host banter but value the technical rigor.

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#120
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Red Hat's Project Lightwell with Mo Duffy
Q: So let's just talk about what the Red Hat development model looks like in the context of upstream and downstream and customers.
Mo explains that upstream is where novel work is released and pooled with existing knowledge, while downstream packages and products building on that upstream; Red Hat emphasizes keeping changes upstream whenever possible to avoid diverging forks and to enable shared maintenance.
Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund with Lori and Niko
Q: How can organizations or individuals donate or participate?
Individuals can donate via the Rust Lang funding page and Sponsor page, with options to fund specific maintainers; large corporate donors can join the Rust Foundation and may add Maintainers Fund add-ons to memberships, while companies can propose directed funding for initiatives.
Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund with Lori and Niko
Q: What is the Maintainer in Residence program?
A contract-based, full-time maintenance role for a year (renewable), intended to advance long-term work that requires sustained effort and deep focus, funded by the Maintainers Fund.
Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund with Lori and Niko
Q: How does the Maintainers Fund decide where to allocate money?
Projects fill out lightweight funding forms describing what they need, how many hours, and preferred compensation; the funding team then matches requests to available funds and prioritizes areas with the greatest impact on the project.
Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund with Lori and Niko
Q: What is the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund and what problem is it trying to solve?
It is a funding initiative designed to support maintainers and sustain long-term maintenance, recognizing that open source work is often undervalued and underfunded, and that continuous focus on large tasks requires paid time.

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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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1. Josh Marpet
2. Mo Duffy
3. Lori Lorusso
4. Niko Matsakis
5. Allan Friedman
6. Jordi Boggiano
7. Mike Milinkovich
8. Thabang Mashologu

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