Product Engineering

Presenters John Kjell Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Building Trust: Beyond Basic Provenance in Your Software Supply Chain 🚀 In today’s interconnected world, the security of our software supply chain is paramount. We rely on a complex web of dependencies, tools, and build processes, and a single weak link can have devastating consequences. This is why understanding and strengthening build provenance verification is no longer a nice-to-have, but an absolute necessity. We recently had the privilege of diving deep into this critical area with John Kjell, a seasoned consultant at Control Plane and an active open-source maintainer, as he shed light on the nuances of the Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (Salsa) framework and, more importantly, how to go beyond its standard attestations. ...

Presenters Christopher Robinson Jennifer Power Ben Cotton Stephen Augustus Evan Anderson Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Level Up Your Open Source Security: The OpenSSF Security Baseline Explained 🚀 Ever felt like you’re drowning in security checklists and constant requests for information from downstream users? You’re not alone! The world of open-source development is fantastic, but keeping up with security demands can feel like a monumental task. That’s where the OpenSSF Security Baseline comes in, offering a clear, accessible path to fortify your projects and reduce that ever-present burden. ...

Presenters Adolfo García Veytia Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Building Trust, Byte by Byte: A Deep Dive into SLSA and the Ample Policy Engine 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt that nagging doubt about the security of the software you use, or the code you build? In today’s interconnected digital world, the integrity of our software supply chains is paramount. That’s why the recent talk by Adolfo García of Carabiner Systems at our latest conference was a breath of fresh air, diving deep into SLSA, a powerful security framework for software supply chains, and showcasing how the Ample policy engine makes it all come together. ...

Presenters Billy Lynch Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Long Live Secrets? Let’s Talk Short-Lived Credentials for a More Secure Software Supply Chain! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like managing secrets in your software supply chain is a bit like juggling chainsaws? You want to keep things secure, but sometimes the established practices feel… well, a little less than ideal. That’s exactly the sentiment Billy Lynch, a Software Engineer at Chainbound, shared at a recent tech conference, and it’s a topic that deserves our attention. ...

Presenters Yaxuan(Alice) Wen Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Securing the Build: How to Protect Your Software’s Foundation 🛠️ Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever stopped to think about what happens before your favorite software hits your desktop or phone? The journey from source code to a polished application is a complex one, and a critical, yet often overlooked, stage is compilation. Today, we’re diving deep into why this stage is a prime target for attackers and how we can fortify it, thanks to some groundbreaking research presented at a recent tech conference. ...