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IBM, Red Hat invest $5B to fix open-source software security

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IBM and Red Hat are investing $5 billion and dedicating 20,000 engineers to address the significant security issues within open-source software. This initiative, named Lightwell, aims to find and fix vulnerabilities at an industrial scale using AI. The project seeks to improve the security posture of open-source projects, which are widely used across the technology industry. AI

IMPACT This initiative aims to bolster the security of widely used open-source software, potentially reducing risks for AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON Significant investment by major companies in a critical infrastructure area.

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IBM, Red Hat invest $5B to fix open-source software security

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it https:// zdnet.com/article/open-source- security-is-a-mess-ibm-a

    Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it https:// zdnet.com/article/open-source- security-is-a-mess-ibm-and-red-hat-bet-5-billion-to-fix-it/ via @ ZDNet & @ sjvn Lightwell is an # AI ‑powered initiative to find & fix holes in…

    LINKS zdnet.com/…/open-source-security-is-a-mes… flipboard.com/@ZDNet
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it https://www. zdnet.com/article/open-source- security-is-a-mess-i

    Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it https://www. zdnet.com/article/open-source- security-is-a-mess-ibm-and-red-hat-bet-5-billion-to-fix-it/ via @ ZDNet & @ sjvn Lightwell is an # AI ‑powered initiative to find & fix hole…

    LINKS zdnet.com/…/open-source-security-is-a-mes… flipboard.com/@ZDNet

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