#SovereignTechFund

FreeBSD Gets €686,400 to Boost Security Features

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September 7, 2024 at 12:02PM The FreeBSD Foundation secured a €686,400 investment from Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund, focused on security feature enhancements and improvements extending into 2025. Supported by the German Federal Ministry, STF actively funds open source projects vital to global digital infrastructure, with recent investments concentrated on security upgrades and technical debt reduction. … Read more

Open sourcerers say suspected xz-style attacks continue to target maintainers

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April 16, 2024 at 10:15AM Open source groups are cautioning about recent attacks targeting project maintainers, similar to the attempted backdoor incident in a core Linux library. The OpenJS Foundation and OpenSSF are observing suspicious emails aiming to manipulate project maintainers and have shared tactics to identify potential threats. They emphasize the need to support … Read more