Security Briefing — White House Open Source Security Summit
The White House convened government and industry leaders to coordinate a mobilization plan for securing open source software, prioritizing memory safety, SBOM tooling, and expanded investments in maintainers.
Executive briefing: The Biden Administration hosted a White House Open Source Security Summit on following the Log4Shell crisis. Federal agencies, cloud vendors, and open source foundations committed to funding audits, improving incident response, and advancing secure development standards.
Key updates
- Mobilization plan. Stakeholders agreed to a public-private initiative targeting memory safety, SBOM adoption, and better vulnerability disclosure workflows.
- Investment pledges. Companies pledged over $30 million toward critical project support, maintainers, and security infrastructure.
- Standards alignment. Agencies highlighted the NIST Secure Software Development Framework and upcoming OMB directives for supplier attestations.
Implementation guidance
- Assess supplier readiness for NIST SSDF-aligned attestations and document SBOM generation capabilities.
- Increase funding or upstream contributions for open source dependencies critical to mission systems.
- Expand incident response playbooks to incorporate coordinated vulnerability disclosure expectations from federal partners.