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Alpha-Omega is an associated project of the OpenSSF, established in February 2022, funded by Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, and with a mission to protect society by catalyzing sustainable security improvements to the most critical open source software projects and ecosystems. The project aims to build a world where critical open source projects are secure and where security vulnerabilities are found and fixed quickly.

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Organizations join Alpha-Omega because they want to take an active role in improving the security of open source software models.

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ABOUT ALPHA-OMEGA

Partnering with open source software project maintainers to systematically find new, as-yet-undiscovered vulnerabilities in open source code – and get them fixed – to improve global software supply chain security.

Alpha” will work with the maintainers of the most critical open source projects to help them identify and fix security vulnerabilities, and improve their security posture.

Omega” will identify at least 10,000 widely deployed OSS projects where it can apply automated security analysis, scoring, and remediation guidance to their open source maintainer communities.

LATEST FROM ALPHA-OMEGA

The Open Source AI Security Series: Prompt Injection | Divan Jekels of Bytewhisper Security

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Bytewhisper Security is excited to announce that, in partnership with the Linux Foundation's Alpha-Omega project, we will be releasing a series of guides and discussions aimed at helping users safely…

Sneak peek: A new ASN.1 API for Python | William Woodruff, Trail of Bits

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William Woodruff April 18, 2025 open-source, engineering-practice, cryptography Trail of Bits is excited to announce that, with support from the Alpha-Omega initiative, they’re building a modern, high-performance ASN.1 API for PyCA Cryptography.…

Raising the Security Bar: Eclipse Foundation Rapid Security Reviews Launching in 2025

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Security is fundamental to open source software. With growing dependencies, evolving threats, and expanding community usage, proactive security reviews have become essential. In 2025, the Eclipse Foundation Security Team will…

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