Tag: open source
Bipartisan legislation aims to make open source public infrastructure
September 26, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New bipartisan legislation introduced on Sept. 22, 2022, seeks to protect critical infrastructure through strengthening the security of open source software (OSS).
The Securing Open Source Software Act (SOSSA) was introduced by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peter (D-MI) alongside members of the Governmental Affairs Committee and Homeland Security as a means of enhancing open source software in light of serious security issues. In particular they note Log4J incident...
ONVIF streamlines, expands interoperability with open source
July 21, 2020SSN Staff
SAN RAMON, Calif.—ONVIF is implementing open source for its network interface specifications for physical security technology, streamlining administrative and collaborative processes while also leveraging the collective ingenuity of the global developer community. The use of GitHub, an online open source development platform, will allow for easier contribution and collaboration on ONVIF specifications by applying state-of-the-art software development tools to specification engineering....