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IBM, Red Hat Unveil $5 Billion Project Lightwell to Fix Open-Source Vulnerabilities

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IBM and Red Hat unveiled Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative backed by 20,000 engineers to identify, validate and fix open-source software vulnerabilities at scale.

By pairing a multi-billion-dollar commitment with a large engineering workforce, the companies are making a significant bet that a coordinated effort can improve open-source security through broader vulnerability identification, validation and remediation.

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@scmagazine

.@IBM and @RedHat unveiled Project Lightwell, a $5B initiative backed by 20,000 engineers to identify, validate and fix open-source software vulnerabilities at scale. #cybersecurity #CISO #infosec #AI

@zdnet

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

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