Earlier this week the White House published a report recommending the use of memory-safe programming languages to eliminate an entire class of vulnerabilities affecting software. The report quotes claims from large software producers like Google and Mi…
Our Security Developer-in-Residence, Seth Larson, has been working to improve the management of vulnerabilities for Python users. Seth has championed progress on this goal in a variety of areas:Authorizing the Python Software Foundation as a CVE Number…
It’s been three months since I was first hired as the inaugural Security Developer-in-Residence. I’m quite proud of what I’ve accomplished so far and think it shows the value of investing into the security of Open Source through hiring folks to work fu…
When a vulnerability is disclosed in software you’re depending on, the last thing you want is for the remediation process to be confusing or ad-hoc. Towards the goal of a more secure and safe Python ecosystem, the Python Software Foundation has been au…
