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Episode 212: Security Requires Thinking (His Monkey, His Circus)

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This week Dave and Gunnar talk with Dr. David A. Wheeler about what’s new at the Linux Foundation, a brand-new free course on developing secure software, some survey results, and recent news concerning SolarWinds.

  • Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) of the Linux Foundation replaces the Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII) and has several working groups
    • Secure Software Development Fundamentals Courses
    • The Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII) Badge Program is now part of the OpenSSF Best Practices Working Group
      • Project statistics, now >3,500 participating projects & >500 passing badges
      • If you develop OSS, make sure your projects are pursuing a badge
      • “Report on the 2020 FOSS Contributor Survey” - these are the RESULTS of the survey call we discussed last time - THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the contributor survey
      • If you’re interested, please join!
      • The Linux Foundation (other than OpenSSF)
        • Linux Foundation Energy
        • Linux Foundation Public Health
          • The Linux Foundation Public Health Initiative Sponsored the Audit of COVID Exposure Notification Apps. Here Are The Results! (OSTIF) - “Because of these two reviews, both applications have had improvements implemented to correct potential issues. This review provides assurances that the applications are generally safe and private.”
          • Reproducible Builds in December 2020
          • Preventing Supply Chain Attacks like SolarWinds
          • Be sure to visit David on the internet at dwheeler.com!

            • We Give Thanks

            • Dr. David A. Wheeler for being our special guest star!

              • Special Guest: David A. Wheeler.

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