Datadog Joins Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF)

Datadog announced that it has become a premier member of the Open Source Security Foundation, reinforcing its dedication to enhancing the security of the open source software supply chain. OpenSSF, hosted by the Linux Foundation, is a cross-industry organization aimed at inspiring and enabling the community to secure the open source software that underpins much of the technology we rely on, focusing on areas such as development, testing, fundraising, infrastructure, and support initiatives.

Datadog joins the OpenSSF Governing Board, taking on the responsibility of helping steer and shape the organization's strategic direction. Omkhar Arasaratnam, general manager of OpenSSF, remarked, “As Datadog joins OpenSSF as a premier member, we celebrate their expertise and commitment to the open source community. Their commitment directly aligns with OpenSSF’s mission to bolster open source software security. By collaborating with Datadog, we look forward to advancing initiatives that fortify software integrity and foster industry-wide collaboration.”

Datadog empowers organizations globally with unified, real-time observability and security solutions. Its platform integrates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, real-user monitoring, and other critical capabilities, facilitating digital transformation and cloud migration while fostering collaboration among development, operations, security, and business teams. This approach accelerates application deployment, strengthens security measures, optimizes performance monitoring, and provides actionable insights into user behavior and business metrics.

“Joining OpenSSF underscores our commitment to security and sustainable software development. We look forward to collaborating with industry leaders to enhance the security of open source software,” said Emilio Escobar, CISO at Datadog.

"At Datadog, we firmly believe in the power of community and open source. Joining OpenSSF underscores our commitment to advancing secure software for everyone. We're eager to collaborate on creating a future where open source software, which has become critical to modern development, is universally trusted, secure, and reliable. We're also pleased to announce that our CISO, Emilio Escobar, will be joining the OpenSSF board," said Jeremy Garcia, VP of technical community and open source at Datadog.

Datadog joins other OpenSSF premier members including Amazon Web Services, Apple, Capital One, Cisco, Citi, Dell Technologies, Ericsson, GitHub, Google, Huawei, Intel, IBM, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Red Hat, and Sonatype.

Source: Datadog media announcement