Open Source Security Foundation | Interview with Brian Behlendorf, GM, OpenSSF

IBM Developer Podcast

Brian Behlendorf is the General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation. Brian has dedicated his career to connecting and empowering the free software and open source community to both solve difficult technology problems and have a positive impact on society. From startup company founder, to advisor to the U.S. government, to non-profit board member and employee of the World Economic Forum, he's been at the forefront of the open source software revolution.

Join hosts Luke Schantz and Joe Sepi as they get Brian's take on the latest open source software developments. As the recent Log4J vulnerability has shown, open source software is not immune to security breaches and attack. Brian shares his views on the Log4J scramble, his recent White House meetings on software security, the costs of security and threat mitigation, and future challenges and opportunities in open source software.

Join us for a look back at Brian Behlendorf's unique career and see what's next for him and the movement he helped launch, this time on In the Open with Luke & Joe.

Key Takeaways:

• [00:04 - 00:24] Intro to the episode
• [02:00 - 02:49] Intro to Brian Behlendorf
• [02:59 - 08:04] Brian's role with the Open Source Security Foundation
• [08:46 - 14:16] The importance and newer focus on security
• [15:29 - 18:27] How to more folks, importantly the US Government, involved in Node.Js
• [18:52 - 21:43] SBOM
• [21:48 - 26:17] The Alpha Omega Project
• [27:28 - 30:58] Getting money and support for security
• [31:46 - 35:02] The Best Practices badge
• [35:12 - 38:44] Project Sigstore
• [39:29 - 41:04] How to get involved in Open SSF

Resources:

Brian Behlendorf bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Behlendorf

Open Source @ IBM: https://www.ibm.com/opensource/

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