RSAC Tech Talk - Open Source Security by Aeva Black
RSA Conference 2024 · Tech Talk
In this compelling RSAC 2024 presentation, Aeva Black, Section Chief for Open Source Security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (**CISA**), delivered a critical address on contextualizing open source software security within CISA's broader mission. The talk meticulously outlined the pervasive yet often invisible role of open source software (**OSS**) in modern critical infrastructure and federal government operations, highlighting the inherent risks stemming from its unique development model. Black underscored CISA's mandate to understand, manage, and reduce these risks, not only for the federal government and critical infrastructure but also as a responsible consumer of open source itself.