OSTIF’s Audit of Equinox P2 is Complete!

The Eclipse Foundation’s Equinox P2 was audited by Include Security in November 2022. Equinox P2 is a provisioning platform, started by IBM in 2001. The Eclipse Foundation was founded three years later to act as an open, non-for-profit leader of the Eclipse Project community.  OSTIF was contacted by the Foundation,…

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The OSTIF Impact Report for the Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) is proud to share the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Impact Report for 2022. This report is a follow-up to our August 2022 post and is based on CNCF’s strong commitment to improving security posture of projects, a sound guiding policy and project maturity…

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The OSTIF Independent Security Audit Impact Report

Today OSTIF is thrilled to release the Independent Security Audit Impact Report.  This report is the culmination of over a year’s worth of work that OSTIF organized thanks to funding from Google and OpenSSF.  “I am extremely proud of this work and what OSTIF continues to accomplish. Organizations like Google,…

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The Cloud Native Computing Foundation and OSTIF Impact Report

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation and OSTIF Impact Report OSTIF has been working with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) on a number of security projects over the last year. This has been a large collaborative effort to help CNCF projects improve their security posture by conducting code audits, building…

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What OSTIF is Working on in 2020

OSTIF is simultaneously working on multiple projects this quarter. Here is what we've been working on and what to expect over the next few months! Two projects with the Linux Foundation We are working with the Linux Foundation's Core Infrastructure Initiative on the safety and security of the Linux Kernel.…

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Read more about the article OSTIF CEO Derek Zimmer has left VikingVPN to join London Trust Media
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OSTIF CEO Derek Zimmer has left VikingVPN to join London Trust Media

OSTIF CEO Derek Zimmer has left VikingVPN to join London Trust Media The founder of OSTIF has a new day job, working for London Trust Media as the Vice President of Marketing and Strategy. This offer was made after years of working together with Private Internet Access on the OSTIF…

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OSTIF Financial Report for FY2017

2017 Financial Report for the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc. In 2017 OSTIF experienced substantial growth, and expanded our reach to multiple new areas of computing and software safety. We conducted an audit of OpenVPN 2.4.0 in partnership with QuarksLab and launched our bug bounty program. This document is…

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OSTIF in 2018 – Our Plans for the Future

OSTIF in 2018 - Our Plans for the Future 2017 was a wild ride, with OSTIF raising roughly double the funds that we did the year prior. We've learned a lot along the way, and are working hard to get even more done in 2018. These plans include widening support…

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Read more about the article The OSTIF Public Books Have Been Updated – Oct 2017
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The OSTIF Public Books Have Been Updated – Oct 2017

The OSTIF Public Books Have Been Updated - October 2017 We have updated our 2017 Books to current, and they can be viewed here:   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OqWBlNwk5be2c74cRlmYOdhLWPeCjCBAALxYCdMwIaM Highlights since the last major update of the books: -Private Internet Access has become our first Platinum Sponsor. This means that they have committed to…

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