The Linux Foundation announced $12.5 million in grant funding backed by Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and OpenAI to strengthen open source security. The funding will be directed through the foundation’s Alpha-Omega Project and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). The initiative aims to address long-standing gaps in how open source software is maintained and protected. Many critical components are developed by small teams or individual contributors, leaving them exposed to vulnerabilities that … More → The post Major tech companies invest $12.5 million in open source security appeared first on Help Net Security .