IBM, Red Hat launch $5B Project Lightwell to boost open-source security

Red Hat subsidiary today launched an initiative called Project Lightwell to improve the security of open-source projects.
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IBM and Red Hat want to become the ‘security clearinghouse’ for open source applications in the enterprise

The $5 billion Project Lightwell initiative combines AI systems with 20,000 engineers to deliver validated fixes directly ...

Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it

Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it ...
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These open-source projects have been running for 20+ years — and they're still unfinished

Two decades in, still no version 1.0.

OpenClaw Explained: The Viral AI Agent’s Surge and Security Risks

The tool operates with broad system privileges and autonomous execution capabilities, demonstrating how natural language can ...

IBM invests $5 billion to protect open-source software from AI threats, CEO Arvind Krishna says it was due to Anthropic’s Mythos that …

IBM is investing $5 billion in Project Lightwell, a cybersecurity initiative to shield open-source software from advanced AI threats. Driven by concerns over AI models like Anthropic's Mythos, the ...
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For open source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing

A world that runs on increasingly powerful AI coding tools is one where software creation is cheap — or so the thinking goes — leaving little room for traditional software companies. As one analyst ...