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More on Google’s Secure Open Source (SOS) Program for Developers

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Bobby Borisov
Oct 5, 2021

Certainly, open source software plays an integral part in many critical infrastructure and national security systems, with recent data suggests that attacks on open-source software have increased in the last year. To answer the need, Google launched the Secure Open Source (SOS) Rewards pilot program run by the Linux Foundation with initial sponsorship of $1 million.

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