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FreeBSD Foundation Delivers V1 of FreeBSD SSDF Attestation to Support Cybersecurity Compliance

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星期四, 四月 18, 2024

The SSDF Attestation continues the FreeBSD community’s longstanding commitment to security by providing transparency and trustworthiness in its software development environment.

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The SSDF Attestation continues the FreeBSD community’s longstanding commitment to security by providing transparency and trustworthiness in its software development environment.
First announced by the FreeBSD Foundation in November 2023 , the FreeBSD SSDF Attestation, which conforms to the CISA SSDF Self-Attestation , includes references and sources that validate the trustworthiness of the FreeBSD development process, offering partners and potential collaborators confidence in the community’s rigorous standards.
"The SSDF Attestation from the FreeBSD Foundation aligns with our commitment to deliver secure and reliable networking infrastructure.
This attestation enhances our credibility and demonstrates our adherence to rigorous security standards.”
To learn more about the SSDF Attestation and the advantages of partnering with the FreeBSD Foundation, interested parties are encouraged to contact [email protected].

FreeBSD Foundation and Digital Security by Design (DSbD) Announce Beacon Award Winners for Innovations and Improvements to CheriBSD

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星期三, 四月 3, 2024

Digital security, Microsoft, IPC, THG, FreeBSD, SRI International, Digital, MicroPython, FreeBSD Foundation, University, Java, MOJO, Software, Civil Rights Game, Innovate UK, Government, Innovation, OpenJDK

The Digital Security by Design (DSbD) initiative, also backed by the UK government, aims to transform digital technology and create a more resilient and secure foundation for a safer future.

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The Digital Security by Design (DSbD) initiative, also backed by the UK government, aims to transform digital technology and create a more resilient and secure foundation for a safer future.
The community launched the inaugural Beacon Awards, to celebrate technological advances that boost security without sacrificing performance or inflating costs.
The Beacon Awards recognize successful CheriBSD innovations that improve performance at a fraction of the cost.
"We are thrilled to partner with Innovate UK and Digital Security by Design (DSbD) to launch the first annual DSbD Ecosystem Beacon Awards.

Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Valkey Community

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星期四, 三月 28, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Linux Foundation announced its intent to form Valkey, an open source alternative to the Redis in-memory, NoSQL data store. Project contributors quickly gathered maintainer, community, and corporate support to regroup in response to the recent license change announced by Redis Inc. Valkey will continue development on Redis 7.2.4 and will keep the project available for use and distribution under the open source Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) 3-clause license.

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Linux Foundation announced its intent to form Valkey , an open source alternative to the Redis in-memory, NoSQL data store.
To continue improving on this important technology and allow for unfettered distribution of the project, the community created Valkey, an open source high performance key-value store.
I'm pleased to see Valkey come together under open governance to continue the work the Redis open source community began.
"Valkey is an impressive effort by longstanding contributors in the Redis community to uphold the open source principles that the project was founded on.

Tachyum Prodigy Complete Software Package Enters Testing

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星期二, 十一月 28, 2023

Semiconductor, Hardware, Data Management, Technology, Software, GPU, Economics, ARM, UEFI, LLVM, PyTorch, Xen, OPEX, Ecosystem, FPGA, Library, CAPEX, KVM, Linux, HPC, Universal, AI, GCC, TensorFlow, FreeBSD, Prodigy, Video game

Tachyum software engineers have worked hard to enable the full potential of Prodigy with the development of a rich ecosystem of applications, system software, frameworks and libraries that are ported to run natively on Prodigy hardware.

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Tachyum software engineers have worked hard to enable the full potential of Prodigy with the development of a rich ecosystem of applications, system software, frameworks and libraries that are ported to run natively on Prodigy hardware.
Once the software package completes its testing and runs cleanly on the FPGA, the company can fully transition to advancing the Universal Processor into production.
Included in the software distribution package as part of alpha testing are:
System software including UEFI, Linux, SE-Linux, FreeBSD, KVM, XEN, GCC, LLVM, TensorFlow and PyTorch.
Having it available for alpha testing is a massive step towards revolutionizing the data center.”
A video demonstrating the alpha release of Tachyum’s Prodigy software distribution package is available for viewing at https://youtu.be/XLNcOuepbUM.

Tachyum Successfully Runs FreeBSD on Prodigy FPGA Prototype

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星期二, 十一月 7, 2023

Tachyum ® today announced that the FreeBSD operating system is now running on the Prodigy® FPGA prototype as part of efforts to ensure that customer requirements are met prior to tape-out of the world’s first universal processor.

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Tachyum ® today announced that the FreeBSD operating system is now running on the Prodigy® FPGA prototype as part of efforts to ensure that customer requirements are met prior to tape-out of the world’s first universal processor.
This announcement follows Tachyum successfully running the Linux OS as part of its emulation system.
As Tachyum readies a rich and robust collection of applications, system software, frameworks and libraries in advance of Prodigy chip production, increased customer demand for FreeBSD made testing it under FPGA a priority.
Applications for FreeBSD have now been added to the Quality Assurance (QA) testing timeline, which have been made a priority with the addition of FreeBSD to the FPGA prototype, in order to further satisfy customer demand.

FreeBSD Foundation Announces SSDF Attestation

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星期五, 十一月 3, 2023

BOULDER, Colo. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The FreeBSD Foundation, the public charity dedicated to advancing the open source FreeBSD operating system and supporting its community, today announced a new service to aid commercial users of FreeBSD with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF).

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BOULDER, Colo. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The FreeBSD Foundation, the public charity dedicated to advancing the open source FreeBSD operating system and supporting its community, today announced a new service to aid commercial users of FreeBSD with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF).
With governments around the world recognizing the ubiquity of open source, the importance of open source to innovate, and the need for security by design and default, the FreeBSD Foundation is proud to provide SSDF Attestation to our commercial partners,” said Ed Maste, Senior Director of Technology with the FreeBSD Foundation.
To ensure access to commercial users of all sizes, the FreeBSD SSDF Attestation report is available to all FreeBSD Foundation partners regardless of donation level: Silver, Gold, or Platinum.
"As a startup, the SSDF Attestation report from FreeBSD Foundation is a welcome help and important enabler to our Federal Government growth strategy."

Global Crypto Exchange PayBito Adds XMR, CRO, and LEO to Its Coin List

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星期五, 九月 29, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The US-based crypto exchange platform Paybito is consistently upgrading its features. It has been a big contributor to the international success of cryptocurrencies. PayBito currently boasts a strong presence in the market with a portfolio of well-established digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Ripple, Bitcoin SV, HCX, and other leading cryptocurrencies. By adding XMR, CRO, and LEO to this list, the platform has further diversified its trading opportunities.

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PayBito adds Monero (XMR), CRO, and LEO to its coin list.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The US-based crypto exchange platform Paybito is consistently upgrading its features.
By adding XMR, CRO, and LEO to this list, the platform has further diversified its trading opportunities.
PayBito CEO Raj Chowdhury asserts that "the courage of crypto traders remains unaffected despite facing a bearish market.

Deciso®, the architect of the leading OPNsense® firewall platform, is excited to announce the launch of OPNsense 23.7 "Restless Roadrunner"

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星期一, 七月 31, 2023

BSD, OPNsense, Roadrunner, API, OS, Model–view–controller, MVC, OSI, VPN, ET, Restless, FreeBSD, OpenVPN, Video game, Renewable energy, Mobile phone

MIDDELHARNIS, The Netherlands, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Effective immediately, this release marks a pivotal milestone in the platform's evolution, focusing on the significant migration of legacy components to the modern Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework, consequently augmenting API support for developers and integrators.

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Discover how this release mirrors the agility and resilience of its namesake, the roadrunner, pushing the boundaries of innovation and network security.
Just as the roadrunner bird is known for its speed, adaptability, and relentless pursuit, so too does this release embody these qualities.
"Restless Roadrunner" reflects our unwavering commitment to innovation, resilience against challenges, and dedication to enhancing network security and performance.
OPNsense is the fastestest growing open-source security platform with an Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved 2-clause or simplified BSD license.

Open Source Initiative Announces Open Policy Alliance, Convening Public Benefit and Charitable Foundations Working in Open Domains

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星期三, 七月 12, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The public policy team of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has launched the Open Policy Alliance (OPA), a new program aimed at building and supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations. The OPA, has been created in response to increased demand for public dialog and stakeholder engagement in the Open Source software community as well as adjacent areas such as open content, research, AI and data.

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The public policy team of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has launched the Open Policy Alliance (OPA), a new program aimed at building and supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations.
The OPA will focus on educating public policy makers on Open Source to inform their development and deliberation of new policy concepts.
Public benefit and charitable foundations with an interest in Open Source software, content, research and education are encouraged to join the OPA.
By working together, the coalition members will amplify their collective impact, creating a more inclusive and equitable future for Open Source.

Opvizor Rolls Out All-New Cloud Monitoring Platform for VMware vSphere, Hyper-Scaler, Operating Systems and Apps

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星期四, 七月 6, 2023

Opvizor, the leader for independent operational insight and monitoring solutions, has launched a GenAI-based cloud monitoring platform, named Opvizor/Cloud.

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Opvizor, the leader for independent operational insight and monitoring solutions, has launched a GenAI-based cloud monitoring platform, named Opvizor/Cloud.
The new version supports VMware vSphere, Google Cloud, AWS, Azure infrastructure including operating systems along with databases, storage, and network.
With Opvizor/Cloud, administrators can gain operational insight and with this new understanding optimize their infrastructure and applications, and reduce operational overhead.
Opvizor has been a leader in operational insight and performance monitoring for over 10 years, serving hundreds of customers on all continents.