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Apr 18, 2024

O$$ security: Does more money for open source software mean better security? A proof of concept

By Sara Ann Brackett, John Speed Meyers, Stewart Scott

A proof-of-concept study looking for correlation between open source software project funding and security practices at scale.

Cybersecurity

The 5x5

Dec 13, 2023

The 5×5—2023: The cybersecurity year in review

By Simon Handler

A group of Atlantic Council fellows review the past year in cybersecurity, which organizations and initiatives made positive steps, and areas for improvement going forward. 

Cybersecurity National Security

Cybersecurity, Strategy, and Policy

Jul 19, 2023

Why do SBOM haters hate? Or why trade associations say the darndest things

By John Speed Meyers, Sara Ann Brackett, Trey Herr

SBOMs are an important step forward for software supply chain security, so despite pushback and opposition, industry and government should take a page out of Taylor Swift’s book and just keep cruisin’, don’t let SBOM haters get in the way. 

Cybersecurity

John Speed Meyers is a nonresident senior fellow with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, part of the Atlantic Council Tech Programs, and the head of Chainguard Labs at Chainguard. He oversees research on open-source software security, software supply-chain security, and container security. He previously worked at IQT Labs, the RAND Corporation, and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He holds a PhD in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School, a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, and a BA in international relations from Tufts University.