IBM, Red Hat, Palo Alto team to secure open-source software

IBM, its RedHat subsidiary, and .

The joint effort will rely on Palo Alto’s network-based virtual patching technology, which is found in its is IBM and Red Hat’s $5 billion project to develop what IBM calls a “trusted enterprise clearinghouse combined with a global force of engineers to identify and fix vulnerabilities at scale.”

“The clearinghouse will serve as a security coordination layer, using advanced AI capabilities to validate and test fixes across an unprecedented volume of open source code,” IBM stated in May. “These capabilities will be offered through commercial subscriptions, allowing enterprises to integrate secure patches directly into their existing software supply chains with enterprise-grade validation and lifecycle management.”

Open-source software (OSS) underpins modern enterprise infrastructure, with more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies relying on OSS, IBM stated, citing a , that would let enterprise customers identify cryptographic exposure, understand said they would combine to offer a service designed to help enterprises discover, assess, and prioritize security and compliance risks for their artificial intelligence implementations in the cloud.