Simplifying Global Compliance for CNCF Projects With the OpenSSF OSPS Baseline - Madalin Neag

Presenters Madalin Neag Source OpenSource SecurityCon 2026 Navigating the Global Compliance Maze: How OpenSSF OSPO’s Baseline Simplifies Security for Open Source 🌐🛡️ The world of open source software is a vibrant, collaborative engine powering critical infrastructure across the globe. From finance and healthcare to transportation and energy, open source projects are the unsung heroes. But as these projects grow in importance, so does the scrutiny they face, particularly regarding security and compliance. Madalin Neag, an EU Policy Advisor at OpenSSF, sheds light on the increasingly complex regulatory landscape and introduces a powerful solution: the OpenSSF OSPO’s Baseline. ...

March 24, 2026 · 6 min

Zero Privilege Architecture - 3 Years Onward - Thijs Ebbers & Tadeo Sanchez, ING

Presenters Thijs Ebbers Tadeo Sanchez Source OpenSource SecurityCon 2026 🛡️ Beyond Zero Trust: How ING Achieves Zero Breaches with Zero Privilege Architecture Imagine a world where production environments run autonomously, human error is designed out of the system, and security breaches simply don’t happen. For the team at ING, this isn’t a pipe dream—it is their daily reality. In a recent deep dive, Thijs Ebbers (Architect) and Tadeo Sanchez (Lead Engineer) shared the secrets behind their container hosting platform’s success. The numbers speak for themselves: zero security breaches and 100% uptime. 🚀 ...

March 24, 2026 · 5 min

Lightning Talk: A Case Study in Cross-Ecosystem Security Response - Lori Lorusso, Rust Foundation

Presenters Lori Lorusso Rust Foundation Source OpenSource SecurityCon 2026 🦀 Strength in Numbers: How Cross-Ecosystem Collaboration Saved Rust from a Fishing Attack In the world of open-source, we often talk about code, compilers, and performance. But what happens when the biggest threat isn’t a bug in the software, but a trap for the humans behind it? Lori Lorusso, Director of Outreach for the Rust Foundation, recently shared a compelling case study on how a “super team” of foundations joined forces to thwart a sophisticated phishing campaign. ...

March 24, 2026 · 4 min

Building Databases with Cloud Native Reliability Practices | Rajesh Kumar Balusu | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Rajesh Kumar Balusu Source Conf42 SRE 2026 Mastering Database Reliability: A Cloud-Native SRE Blueprint 🚀 In the fast-paced world of digital transformation, databases often represent the final frontier of reliability. Rajesh Kumar Balusu, a veteran Cloud Architect with over 20 years of experience across Oracle, Google Cloud, and Gap Technologies, shares his deep expertise on bridging the gap between legacy database management and modern Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). Building high-availability (HA) databases in a cloud-native world requires more than just moving data; it demands a fundamental shift in how we plan, migrate, and maintain our most critical assets. ...

March 19, 2026 · 4 min

From Vibes to Outages: When AI Writes the Code You Debug | Sylvain Kalache | Conf42 SRE 2026

Presenters Sylvain Kalache Source Conf42 SRE 2026 🚀 The SRE Survival Guide in the Age of GenAI: Navigating the 100x Code Explosion The world of software engineering is moving at a breakneck pace. As of late 2025, the landscape has shifted permanently. Microsoft reports that 30% of their codebase is now written by Generative AI (GenAI), while Anthropic reports a staggering 90%. In mid-2025, the founder of Cursor noted that users accepted 1 billion lines of code every single day. ...

March 19, 2026 · 5 min