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STIG automation with Aaron Lippold

I chat with Aaron Lippold, creator of MITRE’s Security Automation Framework (SAF), to discuss how to escape the pain of manual STIG compliance. We explore the technical details of open-source tools like InSpec, Heimdall, and Vulcan that automate validation, normalize diverse security data, and streamline the entire security authoring process. Episode Links Aaron MITRE SAF This episode is also available as a podcast, search for “Open Source Security” on your favorite podcast player. ...

June 9, 2025 · Josh Bressers
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Ecosyste.ms with Andrew Nesbitt

I recently chatted with Andrew Nesbitt about his project, Ecosyste.ms. Ecosyste.ms catalogs open source projects by tracking packages, dependencies, repositories, and more. With this dataset Andrew is able to incredible insights into the world of open source. We chat all about how Ecosyste.ms works and how he manages to wrangle all this data. Episode Links Andrew Ecosyste.ms Open Collective OpenSSF Issue 101 This episode is also available as a podcast, search for “Open Source Security” on your favorite podcast player. ...

June 2, 2025 · Josh Bressers