Open-source software

Expanso Lands $7.5M Seed Investment Led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures to Revolutionize Distributed Data Processing

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Expanso, a startup built to help enterprises manage their ever growing data needs with a distributed approach to big data processing powered by its open-source software Bacalhau, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures, along with Array Ventures.

Key Points: 
  • Expanso, a startup built to help enterprises manage their ever growing data needs with a distributed approach to big data processing powered by its open-source software Bacalhau, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures, along with Array Ventures.
  • Further, many platforms, while powerful, require converting existing code to new frameworks just to access the data, let alone get insights.
  • And distributed big data processing systems are often a rich target for security issues, such as leaking personally identifiable information (PII), regulatory concerns, and data breaches.
  • We are proud to support Expanso as they work to enhance the impact of distributed data for businesses worldwide," said Quentin Clark, Managing Director of General Catalyst.

Myrror Security Emerges from Stealth with $6M Seed Round to Prevent Attacks on the Software Development Process with AI-Backed Binary-to-Source Analysis Technology

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Myrror Security, a pioneer in application security for organizations using open-source packages, launched today with $6M in seed funding from Blumberg Capital and Entrée Capital to secure enterprises' SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) process amid a growing wave of software supply chain attacks exploiting open-source dependencies and CI/CD pipelines. The funds will enable the company to expand its product capabilities and scale its go-to-market distribution channels.

Key Points: 
  • Four years after the first high-magnitude SolarWinds attack, the rate of software supply chain attacks is rapidly growing, with a 740% increase in OSS (Open Source Software) supply chain attacks in 2022 alone.
  • Myrror Security also provides comprehensive mitigation plans to ensure companies can quickly and effectively remediate the risk.
  • Myrror Security has the team and technology to lead the industry toward end-to-end software integrity by enabling risk prioritization, attack detection, and mitigation plans in a single platform.
  • "Myrror Security addresses this pain by looking to the root of the SDLC security challenge with a pioneering binary-to-source analysis solution that is way ahead of the market."

Airbyte Makes Hundreds of Data Sources Available for Artificial Intelligence Applications

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Airbyte , creators of the fastest-growing open-source data movement platform, today made available connectors for the Pinecone and Chroma vector databases as the destination for moving data from hundreds of data sources, which then can be accessed by artificial intelligence (AI) models.

Key Points: 
  • Airbyte , creators of the fastest-growing open-source data movement platform, today made available connectors for the Pinecone and Chroma vector databases as the destination for moving data from hundreds of data sources, which then can be accessed by artificial intelligence (AI) models.
  • Vector databases are ideal for applications like recommendation systems, anomaly detection and natural language processing, and as sources for AI applications – specifically Large Language Models (LLM).
  • Availability of the no-code connector builder that makes it possible to easily and quickly create new connectors for data integrations that addresses the “long-tail” of data sources.
  • To learn more about the new Airbyte vector database destination:
    Register for the upcoming webinar, Airbyte powers AI through vector databases, on Thursday, August 17

OpenSSF Welcomes New Members, Veteran Cybersecurity Expert as General Manager, and New Funding

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry organization hosted at the Linux Foundation that brings together the world's most important software supply chain security initiatives, welcomes four new members from leading technology firms. New OpenSSF general members include Hitachi, Lockheed Martin, Salesforce, and SAP. Technical communities continue to prioritize investment in open source security and recognize the role of supporting and sustaining open source communities in maintaining a healthy, vibrant, and secure open source ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • I look forward to continuing our mission for a more secure future for everyone in partnership with our OpenSSF members.
  • The OpenSSF also welcomes new General Manager, Omkhar Arasaratnam, veteran cybersecurity and technical risk management executive.
  • "It's an honor to help the Open Source community to build software that's secure by construction," said Omkhar Arasaratnam.
  • Today, the OpenSSF hosts OpenSSF Day North America at the Open Source Summit North America in Vancouver.

Stephen Lawrence: how family liaison officers became an integral part of policing in the wake of his murder

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

The murder and its aftermath set off a series of changes in police investigations, most notably regarding family liaison.

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  • The murder and its aftermath set off a series of changes in police investigations, most notably regarding family liaison.
  • And the failure of family liaison was described as “one of the saddest and most deplorable aspects of the case”.
  • Sadly, it took the murder of Stephen Lawrence for this style of policing to be recognised as an absolute right of bereaved families.
  • It is now incumbent on the police to ensure that family liaison remains a priority and is properly resourced.

SOOS Announces Support for Golang

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

WINOOSKI, Vt., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today SOOS announced expanded offerings to support Go developers. Now everyone programming in Go language can rely on SOOS for vulnerability scanning, license management, governance, and SBOM generation.

Key Points: 
  • Now Developers Can Count on SOOS for Go Language Vulnerability Scanning, License Management, Governance, and SBOM Generation
    WINOOSKI, Vt., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today SOOS announced expanded offerings to support Go developers.
  • Now everyone programming in Go language can rely on SOOS for vulnerability scanning, license management, governance, and SBOM generation.
  • Golang modules are becoming ever more prevalent, and SOOS offers the tools to ensure these publicly shared files are secure.
  • SOOS offers Go support with your CI/CD and issue management, and also easily integrates with Github.

Consortium of Japan partners successfully promote domestic production and cost reduction for 5G core technology, the basis for next-generation communication standards

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

5GC software plays a central role in controlling cell phone networks, but the need for domestic production and cost reduction represents ongoing challenges to making related technologies, like private 5G, a reality.

Key Points: 
  • 5GC software plays a central role in controlling cell phone networks, but the need for domestic production and cost reduction represents ongoing challenges to making related technologies, like private 5G, a reality.
  • Combining multiple private 5G networks and 5G services provided by major telecommunications carriers will ultimately make it possible to deliver more versatile communication environments than individual private 5G networks alone.
  • Going forward, it is hoped that industry-academia-government collaboration will lead to the development of practical-level communication devices and the resolution of issues.
  • This makes it suitable for environments where many small-scale 5G systems, such as private 5G, are to be built.

Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium Announces GNU Radio Talk and Release of Open-Source Software

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

GNU Radio Conference (GRCon) established itself as one of the premier annual industry events for Software Radio.

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  • GNU Radio Conference (GRCon) established itself as one of the premier annual industry events for Software Radio.
  • Developers interested in Digital IF and Open-Source Software are encouraged to learn more and contribute to the development effort.
  • The Consortium invites all interested companies and organizations to join and contribute to efforts that encourage interoperability and digital transformation in the space industry.
  • GNU Radio is a free & open-source software development toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to implement software radios.

AesirX DMA - Digital Marketing Automation delivers enterprise-level backend as a service with up to 100 free delivered posts to Social Media per day

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

SINGAPORE, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their initiative to reshape the world of digital marketing, the company behind the AesirX Solutions Series just released AesirX DMA App 1.4.0, an Open Source Digital Marketing Automation platform available to download from GitHub and offering 9 free social media channels with up to 100 delivered daily posts, for free.

Key Points: 
  • AesirX introduces AesirX DMA - 20 million javascript developers can now deploy free digital marketing automation solutions.
  • SINGAPORE, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their initiative to reshape the world of digital marketing, the company behind the AesirX Solutions Series just released AesirX DMA App 1.4.0, an Open Source Digital Marketing Automation platform available to download from GitHub and offering 9 free social media channels with up to 100 delivered daily posts, for free.
  • The all-in-one flexible tool connects any marketing department with web, social media, CMS (content management system), DXP (digital experience platform), email, publishing (e.g.
  • You can download AesirX DMA from GitHub: https://github.com/aesirxio/dma-app
    For more information: connect with AesirX on LinkedIn , Facebook, Twitter , Instagram , and Telegram, or visit https://dma.aesirx.io/

OpenSSF Announces 13 New Members Committed to Strengthening the Security of the Open Source Software Supply Chain

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) a cross-industry organization hosted at the Linux Foundation that brings together the world's most important software supply chain security initiatives, today announced 13 new members from leading financial services, technology, employment, software development, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and academic sectors.

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  • Working Group leaders and community members will host sessions, panels, and fireside chats about ongoing work to secure the software supply chain and the future of open source security.
  • We want to become the active participant, evangelist and ambassador for OSS governance in south east Asia to promote open source software supply chain security."
  • Sysdig is proud to be part of OpenSSF and work together to help guide open source security standards and secure the software supply chain.
  • While actively embracing open source software, it also brings unprecedented risks to software supply chain security.