> Big tech companies step in to support the open source security ecosystem
[AUTHOR: Sinisa Markovic]
[DATE: 18/03/2026 09:24]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Backed by new funding commitments from major technology players, open source security efforts are moving beyond threat identification toward practical solutions for defenders. The Linux Foundation announced $12.5 million in grant funding backed by Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and OpenAI to strengthen open source security. The funding will be directed through the foundation’s Alpha-Omega Project and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). The initiative aims to address long-standing gaps in how open … More →
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