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Abortire in Italia è un percorso a ostacoli. Se sei straniera, lo è molto di più

✇Il Fatto Quotidiano
di: Speaker's corner
14 Giugno 2026 ore 09:07

di Obiezione Respinta*

Negli ultimi anni con Obiezione Respinta abbiamo accompagnato persone con vario background migratorio nella loro esperienza di interruzione volontaria di gravidanza (IVG). Ne è emerso un quadro chiaro: il Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN) non è in grado di garantire un acceso libero, sicuro e gratuito all’aborto, tanto meno per chi vive già in condizioni di marginalità, all’incrocio di disuguaglianze di genere, provenienza, classe, salute. Ci siamo continuamente trovate all’interno di percorsi a ostacoli e corse contro il tempo.

Il problema è innanzitutto strutturale. La legge 194 che regola l’interruzione di gravidanza in Italia concepisce l’aborto come un’eccezione da limitare più che come un diritto da garantire. La legge lega l’accesso all’aborto a condizioni specifiche – pericolo per la salute fisica o psichica, difficoltà economiche o sociali – senza contemplare la possibilità che una persona semplicemente non desideri diventare genitore. A questo si aggiungono numerosi altri ostacoli: la “settimana di riflessione” dopo aver ottenuto il certificato IVG, l’obiezione di coscienza praticata da circa il 65% del personale medico e la presenza delle associazioni antiabortiste nei consultori e negli ospedali. In molte strutture vengono inoltre richiesti passaggi non previsti dalla legge, come l’ascolto del battito fetale nel momento dell’ecografia, causando ulteriori ritardi e disagi. In un percorso sanitario vincolato ai tempi come quello dell’IVG, ogni limite può compromettere concretamente l’accesso alle cure.

Per le persone straniere, questi problemi si moltiplicano. Il primo scoglio è capire a quale assistenza sanitaria si abbia diritto, orientandosi tra iscrizioni al SSN, codici sanitari, documenti amministrativi e regolamenti regionali spesso opachi.

Le persone provenienti da Paesi UE ed extra-UE che soggiornano in Italia per motivi di lavoro hanno diritto all’iscrizione obbligatoria e gratuita al SSN. Chi accede con permessi di soggiorno per motivi di studio o religiosi può iscriversi al SSN, ma lo deve fare a pagamento, al costo di 700 euro, con procedure burocraticamente complesse e con la validità dei servizi per l’anno solare. Chi si trova in Italia per soggiorni di breve durata (fino a 3 mesi) per motivi di turismo, affari o altre ragioni temporanee può accedere alle prestazioni sanitarie, che sono generalmente a pagamento secondo le tariffe previste dal Servizio Sanitario Regionale, salvo il diritto alle cure urgenti ed essenziali (art. 36 del T.U. n. 286/98). Ci si può anche affidare ad un’assicurazione privata, che tuttavia non sempre copre le prestazioni relative all’IVG. L’aborto, dunque, non viene sempre riconosciuto come prestazione urgente o essenziale ai fini dell’esenzione, nonostante le raccomandazioni dell’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità. Si configura perciò come questione economica oltre che sanitaria.

Esistono poi codici specifici per situazioni di particolare vulnerabilità: il codice STP (“Straniero Temporaneamente Presente”) e il codice ENI (“Europeo Non Iscritto”). Il codice STP garantisce alle persone straniere in condizione di irregolarità l’accesso alle cure urgenti ed essenziali e continuative, inclusa l’interruzione volontaria di gravidanza secondo le modalità previste dal Servizio Sanitario Nazionale. Il codice ENI riguarda invece cittadine e cittadini dell’Unione Europea non iscritti al SSN e privi di copertura sanitaria, che si trovano in condizioni di difficoltà economica, e consente l’accesso alle prestazioni sanitarie urgenti ed essenziali.

Reperire informazioni corrette è difficile per chiunque e, per una persona straniera, orientarsi tra codici, uffici, iscrizioni e strutture può diventare quasi impossibile, data la diffusa assenza di traduttori nei presidi medici.

Crediamo che parte della soluzione risieda nella possibilità di avere sul proprio territorio consultori realmente accessibili (dovrebbe essercene uno ogni ventimila abitanti, secondo la legge 405/1975), servizi a bassa soglia, mediazione culturale e informazioni chiare e in diverse lingue sui siti ufficiali. Applicare infine le linee di indirizzo sulla RU486 (2020) anche nei consultori faciliterebbe enormemente l’accesso all’aborto alle persone straniere, al di là del loro status giuridico, del loro ISEE e della loro condizione migratoria.

Durante i nostri accompagnamenti, siamo riuscite a ovviare al problema economico attraverso raccolte fondi, grazie alla solidarietà e mutuo aiuto della nostra comunità. Abbiamo fatto da traduttrici, spiegato il senso dei documenti, accompagnato in auto alle strutture sanitarie più vicine. Tuttavia, non siamo un servizio sanitario e non vogliamo sostituirci a esso. Le pratiche di mutuo aiuto che costruiamo servono a condividere informazioni, esperienze e strumenti concreti di supporto, trasformando l’esperienza abortiva in un terreno di rivendicazione politica. Aborto, contraccezione e salute sessuale e riproduttiva continuano a essere trattati come temi eccezionali o moralmente controversi: sono invece aspetti fondamentali della vita e dell’autonomia delle persone. È anche nostro compito rendere visibili i corpi che questo sistema lascia indietro.

*Obiezione Respinta è un’associazione transfemminista nata a Pisa che pratica accompagnamento all’IVG

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Tutti dicono che Antipov è il più leale dei gentiluomini e che mia moglie è una santa. Ma che ne sanno?

✇Il Fatto Quotidiano
di: Daniele Luttazzi
14 Giugno 2026 ore 07:15

Da un racconto apocrifo di Anton Cechov. Questa è la rivoltella con la quale ucciderò Pasha Antipov, il bel Pasha, l’invidiato colonnello della Guardia: il mio amico. Lo ucciderò per tutelare il mio onore. E’ l’amante di mia moglie. Tutti dicono che Pasha Antipov è il più leale dei gentiluomini e che l’Imperatore lo ama. Tutti dicono che mia moglie è una santa donna. Ma che ne sanno, tutti?

La sposai perché non possedeva alcuna di quelle caratteristiche esteriori che rendono le donne russe così suggestive e temibili. Piccola, fragile, con due occhioni estatici, sembrava provenire da un altro continente. Quando la presentai ai miei, mio padre disse: “Dimitri, tu sarai l’uomo più felice della Russia!” E mia madre: “Dimitri, tu ti meriti tanta fortuna, poiché Dio te l’ha concessa: sappila conservare”.

Non fui né felice né fortunato. Durante i quattro anni di matrimonio, non ho tradito mia moglie che tre volte, quando ero lontano per ragioni d’ufficio, e sempre per compiacere i miei camerati. Non avevo dunque nulla da rimproverarmi. Devo rettificare. Convengo che nei primi due anni di matrimonio fui felice. La grazia di mia moglie, la sua soavità, la sua innata eleganza non venivano mai smentite neanche dagli atti più futili della comune convivenza. E il suo dolce sorriso pareva ripetere continuamente: “Ecco, ti appartengo!” A farmi gustare appieno quella felicità s’univa il consenso degli estranei. Quando apparivo a fianco di mia moglie, a teatro e ai ricevimenti, leggevo negli occhi altrui lo stesso pensiero: “Che marito fortunato!” In amore nulla ci rende più felici che accorgerci di saperlo condiviso dal desiderio degli altri.

Ma una sera… Ah, l’istinto! Quale terribile nemico possediamo dentro di noi! Una sera, mentre rincasavo, infilai un vicolo. Mi sentii stringere il cuore: all’angolo, mia moglie parlava animatamente con Pasha; contro ogni abitudine, le sue palpebre erano semichiuse. L’istinto mi rivelò subito la verità. M’avvicinai. Mia moglie arrossì. Pasha apparve sconcertato. Si congedò correttamente e mia moglie chiese una vettura. Certo, il caso poteva aver condotto entrambi in quella strada come vi aveva condotto me, ma lei durante il tragitto disse: “L’ho incontrato mentre tornavo dalle suore della Provvidenza”.

Perché aveva sentito il bisogno di giustificarsi? La gelosia non è una malattia dell’immaginazione, è un male fisico. Quando ha messo radici in noi, non è possibile sottrarsi alla sua opera di distruzione. Da quel giorno, l’idea che mia moglie fosse l’amante di Pasha mi torturò. Per due anni continui mi diedi del pazzo. Avevo vergogna di me stesso, dato che il mio unico rivale era Chika, lo splendido pappagallo che mia moglie teneva in salotto e col quale scherzava con gioia infantile.

Ma l’istinto è spietato. Un giorno fui incaricato di una missione in un villaggio vicino. Era una di quelle belle mattine che in Russia ripagano a usura le uggiose, interminabili giornate invernali. L’indomani, al ritorno, non seppi resistere. Investigai. La cameriera confermò che mia moglie le aveva concesso di dormire in famiglia. Dunque, mia moglie era rimasta volutamente libera e sola durante la mia assenza. Passò altro tempo, durante il quale gli indizi si moltiplicarono. Oggi pomeriggio ero in salotto, abbandonato sul divano carico di cuscini. Stavo pensando a come documentare i miei dubbi quando Chika, saltellando sul trespolo, ruppe il silenzio: “Pasha, non qui! Pasha, non qui!” Balzo in piedi e lo fisso: lui arruffa le penne del collo: “Pasha, non qui! Pasha, non qui!”

Corro al Circolo militare, dove apostrofo Pasha Antipov: “Tu sei l’amante di mia moglie!” Non nega: “Sono a tua disposizione”. Cavo la rivoltella. Uccido. Nessun giudice crederà alla mia prova.

L'articolo Tutti dicono che Antipov è il più leale dei gentiluomini e che mia moglie è una santa. Ma che ne sanno? proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

I quattro braccianti bruciati vivi ad Amendolara mi ricordano il corpo di Cristo

✇Il Fatto Quotidiano
di: Mauro Armanino
14 Giugno 2026 ore 06:44

Da antica tradizione, nella festa del Corpus Domini, c’è l’uso della processione con l’ostia contenuta in quello che si chiama testualmente ‘ostensorio’. Nome che deriva dal latino ‘ostendere’, e cioè mostrare. Conosciuto anche come ‘custodia’, è un recipiente utilizzato dalla liturgia cattolica per esporre l’ostia consacrata all’adorazione dei fedeli o per portarla in solenne processione.

Fabbricato in metalli preziosi e minuziosamente decorato, si compone di due parti. La parte centrale, con vetro e metallo che contiene l’ostia, e una struttura a raggi che evoca il sole, simbolo della luce di Cristo per il mondo. Tutto quanto descritto si è declinato ad Amendolara in Calabria, il primo giorno di questo mese.

Com’è tristemente noto si tratta della strage di quattro braccianti, bruciati vivi all’interno di un minivan, furgonetta concepita per il trasporto di passeggeri e munita di sedili movibili e portiere. I loro corpi sacrificati al profitto e messi nell’ostensorio, coi vetri scuri e i raggi di sole trasformati in fumo che saliva al cielo. Poi la processione di giornalisti, autorità, compagni di lavori e sindacalisti per tentare per celebrare l’ennesimo olocausto di una Repubblica pensata e voluta come fondata sul lavoro. Il Corpus Domini dovrebbe essere celebrato quest’anno ad Amendolara, in provincia di Cosenza. Oppure a Castelvolturno, nella Capitanata di Foggia o nella Fascia Trasformata di Pachino, in Sicilia.

Sono stati bruciati vivi, come Cristo sulla croce, lui di passione e loro per tradimento, impiegati nella raccolta delle fragole dai capoccia o ‘caporali’, come si suole chiamarli. Sono morti così Ullah Ismat Qiemi (19 anni), Safi Iayjad (27 anni), Amin Fazal Khogjani (28 anni) di nazionalità afghana, e Waseem Khan (29 anni), pakistano. Per la strage sono stati fermati due cittadini pakistani con l’accusa di omicidio volontario plurimo. Mohammad Taj Alamyar, 35enne afghano, unico sopravvissuto del gruppo, è riuscito ad abbandonare il veicolo.

Il Corpo di Cristo, dice il celebrante al momento di deporre l’ostia sulla mano dei fedeli che partecipano e poi comunicano il mistero. Parla e depone il corpo e non un nome o una realtà generica. Il corpo, proprio quello che è stato prima generato, cresciuto, torturato e infine crocifisso. Esattamente come i corpi dei braccianti, bruciati vivi per l’olocausto quotidiano del lavoro in Italia e nel mondo. Il corpo di Jerry Essan Masslo, rifugiato fuggito dall’apartheid e assassinato in una masseria abbandonata di Villa Literno dove dormiva. O ancora i corpi di 49 migranti nigerini cercatori d’oro, morti di sete nel deserto di ritorno a casa dal Mali. I corpi dei migranti e dei rifugiati incontrati durante il soggiorno a Niamey. Quelli dei detenuti nel carcere di Marassi a Genova, visitati e conosciuti per anni di servizio, quelli di un certo numero di ragazze, prezzolati in Centro Storico della stessa città. I corpi dei bambini smarriti o dilaniati nelle guerre, vicine e lontane dagli schermi televisivi.

Il Corpo di Cristo, afferma con gravità il celebrante o coloro che offrono la pallida ostia alla mano tesa dei fedeli durante la celebrazione. Quel Corpo sono tutti quei corpi e ognuno con un nome e una croce.

L’unico sopravvissuto al rogo di Amendolara è un bracciante afghano che viveva con le vittime, riuscito a fuggire rompendo a testate un finestrino e a scappare dal bagagliaio. Il lavoratore ha riferito che i boss li minacciavano con coltelli e pistole per farli lavorare senza pagarli. Loro, invece, hanno chiesto più volte di essere retribuiti per il lavoro nei campi di fragole.

Il nome Amendolara deriva forse dal greco e significa il ‘Paese dei mandorli’. Le mandorle, primo frutto mediterraneo a fiorire, è un simbolo di vita e la sua forma ovale contiere spesso l’immagine del Cristo vincitore della morte. Per la festa del santo patrono nei quartieri del centro storico della città vengono accesi i ‘fucarazzi’, falò, di cui quello con le fiamme più alte viene premiato.

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Sono entrata in una Rsa a fare visita a una persona cara e l’ho trovata legata alla carrozzina

✇Il Fatto Quotidiano
di: Januaria Piromallo
14 Giugno 2026 ore 06:28

Questo è tutto il male di cui siamo capaci di fare a persone inermi che le famiglie hanno abbandonato in questa specie di Purgatorio. Il loro orizzonte è vicino. Aspettano il fin di vita. Si libera un posto. Avanti il prossimo.

Sono entrata in una RSA a fare visita a una signora a me cara e l’ho trovata legata alla carrozzina. Chiedo al personale se può fare due passi, siamo in due a sostenerla, lei ormai è ridotta uno scricciolo, la solleverebbe anche un bambino. Voglio solo farle sgranchire un po’ le gambe. La risposta è no, il personale non è sufficiente. Per la sua sicurezza deve rimanere legata in carrozzina.

Mi guardo intorno, tutti sono legati alla sedia a rotelle. Pur avendo alcuni di loro totale autonomia ambulatoriale. Hanno il pannolone che gli infilano la mattina e lo cambiano la sera. Li vedo muovere forsennatamente i piedini, trascinandosi dietro l’impiccio della sedia a rotelle. Sembrano tanti cigni che sotto la superficie dell’acqua muovono velocemente le zampette palmate per darsi una spinta e scivolare sull’acqua. Ma qui la realtà del “lager” di lusso è più cruda. Dalla carrozzina al letto, praticamente passano 24h legati.

La struttura è privata e costa al paziente dai 3000 euro a salire. La signora è una delle donne più chic che io abbia mai conosciuto, appartiene all’alta borghesia milanese, è stata un brillantissimo medico. Paga la sua retta con la sua pensione. Il suo unico figlio l’ha relegata lì, in un posto senza anima. Dice: è per il suo bene. Le accarezzo la mano, da quanto tempo nessuno gliela prende in mano. Le tiene strette a pugnetto, l’artrosi le sta divorando. Gliele massaggio, mi sorride, stringe gli occhi, il sole le dà fastidio, le infilo il mio paio di occhiali.

L’ho portata a fare una passeggiata nel giardino. Ha l’aria serena. Un’altra carezza e le sfioro il volto. Orrore, le fanno barba e baffi, sembra uscita dal barbiere. Un po’ di peluria nelle persone anziane è fisiologica con il calo degli estrogeni, ma arrivare al punto di raderla con il rasoio mi sembra una crudeltà, l’abnegazione di ogni sacrosanto diritto alla dignità del paziente.

La signora è entrata nella struttura un paio d’anni fa, mi informa la nipote, con un principio di demenza senile. Gli esperti sottolineano che circa in un terzo dei casi può essere tenuta a bada agendo su fattori modificabili: uno di questo è proprio un po’ di attività fisica e stimolare il cervello con nuove connessioni neurali. Cioè bisogna prevenire l’aggravamento di certe patologie e non lasciarli spegnere come lumicini. La perdita della forza vitale, dell’entusiasmo è inesorabile, ma qui mi sembra che non si faccia nulla per contrastarla. Eppure li fai felici con un piccolo gesto. Le ho portato una scatola di cioccolatini, li guarda come una golosa Alice nel paese delle meraviglie.

Ogni suo sorriso è una piccola vittoria strappata all’abbandono, all’indifferenza del personale sanitario. I pazienti sono trattati in maniera disumana, cioè senza umanità, non c’è traccia di quella antica pietas in senso filosofico riservata al Grande Anziano. Il paziente è un ammasso di carne e ossa lasciato marcire.

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Ricevuto — 8 Marzo 2024 ⏭

Chi era Marianne Weber, madre negletta della sociologia

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Riletto oggi, "La Donna e la Cultura" non perde nulla in termini di attualità. Sostiene l’opportunità di una revisione fondativa del canone sociologico, che vada oltre l’incorporazione delle pensatrici di fine '800 come tessere di un mosaico che nei contenuti principali resta inalterato

L'Africa di fronte a un grande test democratico

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Il continente africano si prepara a numerose consultazioni elettorali, regolari o anticipate, tra cui nove elezioni presidenziali. Il futuro della democrazia dipenderà da due condizioni

Per Eglantyne Jebb e tutte le donne che sono scese in piazza nell'ultimo secolo

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Ai primi del Novecento, la fondatrice di Save the Children ha reclamato uno spazio di azione pubblica, rivoluzionando il concetto di “prendersi cura” dell’infanzia. Non più atto caritatevole, ma investimento per creare società giuste, democratiche e sostenibili

Oltre 230 milioni di donne hanno subito mutilazioni genitali

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Nella Giornata internazionale della Donna voglio ricordare che questa pratica causa gravi complicanze e persino la morte. I rischi più diretti sono emorragie, shock settico, infezioni, ritenzione urinaria e forte dolore

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"Stasera sono in vena". Ovvero splendere di solitudine dentro la notte dell'Italia

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Oscar De Summa riporta in forma di teatro-concerto il monologo di racconto dell’altra Italia degli anni ’80, quella che nel vuoto della provincia trovò solo l’eroina

L’importanza della prevenzione nelle malattie cardiovascolari

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Insegnare alle donne come uscirne

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Ricevuto — 12 Settembre 2022 ⏭

Welcoming PyTorch to the Linux Foundation

✇Linux Foundation
di: Jim Zemlin
12 Settembre 2022 ore 15:25

Today we are more than thrilled to welcome PyTorch to the Linux Foundation. Honestly, it’s hard to capture how big a deal this is for us in a single post but I’ll try. 

TL;DR — PyTorch is one of the most important and successful machine learning software projects in the world today. We are excited to work with the project maintainers, contributors and community to transition PyTorch to a neutral home where it can continue to enjoy strong growth and rapid innovation. We are grateful to the team at Meta, where PyTorch was incubated and grew into a massive ecosystem, for trusting the Linux Foundation with this crucial effort. The journey will be epic.

The AI Imperative, Open Source and PyTorch

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning are critical to present and future technology innovation. Growth around AI and ML communities and the code they generate has been nothing short of extraordinary. AI/ML is also a truly “open source-first” ecosystem. The majority of popular AI and ML tools and frameworks are open source. The community clearly values transparency and the ethos of open source. Open source communities are playing and will play a leading role in development of the tools and solutions that make AI and ML possible — and make it better over time. 

For all of the above reasons, the Linux Foundation understands that fostering open source in AI and ML is a key priority. The Linux Foundation already hosts and works with many projects that are either contributing directly to foundational AI/ML projects (LF AI & Data) or contributing to their use cases and integrating with their platforms. (e.g., LF Networking, AGL, Delta Lake, RISC-V, CNCF, Hyperledger). 

PyTorch extends and builds on these efforts. Obviously, PyTorch is one of the most important foundational platforms for development, testing and deployment of AI/ML and Deep Learning applications. If you need to build something in AI, if you need a library or a module, chances are there is something in PyTorch for that. If you peel back the cover of any AI application, there is a strong chance PyTorch is involved in some way. From improving the accuracy of disease diagnosis and heart attacks, to machine learning frameworks for self-driving cars, to image quality assessment tools for astronomers, PyTorch is there.

Originally incubated by Meta’s AI team, PyTorch has grown to include a massive community of contributors and users under their community-focused stewardship. The genius of PyTorch (and a credit to its maintainers) is that it is truly a foundational platform for so much AI/ML today, a real Swiss Army Knife. Just as developers built so much of the technology we know today atop Linux, the AI/ML community is building atop PyTorch – further enabling emerging technologies and evolving user needs. As of August 2022, PyTorch was one of the five-fastest growing open source software communities in the world alongside the Linux kernel and Kubernetes. From August 2021 through August 2022, PyTorch counted over 65,000 commits. Over 2,400 contributors participated in the effort, filing issues or PRs or writing documentation. These numbers place PyTorch among the most successful open source projects in history.  

Neutrality as a Catalyst

Projects like PyTorch that have the potential to become a foundational platform for critical technology benefit from a neutral home. Neutrality and true community ownership are what has enabled Linux and Kubernetes to defy expectations by continuing to accelerate and grow faster even as they become more mature. Users, maintainers and the community begin to see them as part of a commons that they can rely on and trust, in perpetuity. By creating a neutral home, the PyTorch Foundation, we are collectively locking in a future of transparency, communal governance, and unprecedented scale for all.

As part of the Linux Foundation, PyTorch and its community will benefit from our many programs and support communities like training and certification programs (we already have one in the works), to community research (like our Project Journey Reports) and, of course, community events. Working inside and alongside the Linux Foundation, the PyTorch community also has access to our LFX collaboration portal, enabling mentorships and helping the PyTorch community identify future leaders, find potential hires, and observe shared community dynamics. 

PyTorch has gotten to its current state through sound maintainership and open source community management. We’re not going to change any of the good things about PyTorch. In fact, we can’t wait to learn from Meta and the PyTorch community to improve the experiences and outcomes of other projects in the Foundation. For those wanting more insight about our plans for the PyTorch Foundation, I invite you to join Soumith Chintala (co-creator of PyTorch) and Dr. Ibrahim Haddad (Executive Director of the PyTorch Foundation) for a live discussion on Thursday entitled, PyTorch: A Foundation for Open Source AI/ML.

We are grateful for Meta’s trust in “passing us the torch” (pun intended). Together with the community, we can build something (even more) insanely great and add to the global heritage of invaluable technology that underpins the present and the future of our lives. Welcome, PyTorch! We can’t wait to get started!

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35 Podcasts Recommended by People You Can Trust

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di: Mark Miller
2 Settembre 2022 ore 17:00
recommended podcasts from people you trust

Because of my position as Executive Producer and host of The Untold Stories of Open Source, I frequently get asked, “What podcasts do you listen to when you’re not producing your own.” Interesting question. However, my personal preference, This American Life, is more about how they create their shows, how they use sound and music to supplement the narration, and just in general, how Ira Glass does what he does. Only podcast geeks would be interested in that, so I reached out to my friends in the tech industry to ask them what THEY listen to.

The most surprising thing I learned was people professing to not listen to podcasts. “I don’t listen to podcasts, but if I had to choose one…”, kept popping up. The second thing was people in the industry need a break and use podcasts to escape from the mayhem of their day. I like the way Jennifer says it best, “Since much of my role is getting developers on board with security actions, I gravitate toward more psychology based podcasts – Adam Grant’s is amazing (it’s called WorkLife).”

Now that I think of it, same here. This American Life. Revisionist History. Radio Lab. The Moth. You get the picture. Escaping from the mayhem of the day.

Without further digression, here are the podcasts recommended by the people I trust, no particular order. No favoritism.

The Haunted Hacker

The Haunted Hacker

Hosted by Mike Jones and Mike LeBlanc

Mike Jones and Mike LeBlanc built the H4unt3d Hacker podcast and group from a really grass roots point of view. The idea was spawned over a glass of bourbon on the top of a mountain. The group consists of members from around the globe and from various walks of life, religions, backgrounds and is all inclusive. They pride themselves in giving back and helping people understand the cybersecurity industry and navigate through the various challenges one faces when they decide cybersecurity is where they belong.

“I think he strikes a great balance between newbie/expert, current events and all purpose security and it has a nice vibe” – Alan Shimel, CEO, Founder, TechStrong Group

Risky Biz Security Podcast

Risky Biz Security Podcast

Hosted by Patrick Gray

Published weekly, the Risky Business podcast features news and in-depth commentary from security industry luminaries. Hosted by award-winning journalist Patrick Gray, Risky Business has become a must-listen digest for information security professionals. We are also known to publish blog posts from time to time.

“My single listen-every-week-when-it-comes out is not that revolutionary: the classic Risky Biz security podcast. As a defender, I learn from the offense perspective, and they also aren’t shy about touching on the policy side.” – Allan Friedman, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Security Weekly Podcast

Application Security Weekly

Hosted by Mike Shema, Matt Alderman, and John Kinsella

If you’re looking to understand DevOps, application security, or cloud security, then Application Security Weekly is your show! Mike, Matt, and John decrypt application development  – exploring how to inject security into the organization’s Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC); learn the tools, techniques, and processes necessary to move at the speed of DevOps, and cover the latest application security news.

“Easily my favorite hosts and content. Professional production, big personality host, and deeply technical co-host. Combined with great topics and guests.” – Larry Maccherone, Dev[Sec]Ops Transformation Architect, Contrast Security

Azure DevOps Podcast

Hosted by Jeffrey Palermo

The Azure DevOps Podcast is a show for developers and devops professionals shipping software using Microsoft technologies. Each show brings you hard-hitting interviews with industry experts innovating better methods and sharing success stories. Listen in to learn how to increase quality, ship quickly, and operate well.

“I am pretty focused on Microsoft Azure these days so on my list is Azure DevOps” – Bob Aiello CM Best Practices Founder, CTO, and Principal Consultant

Chaos Community Broadcast

Chaos Community Broadcast

Hosted by Community of Chaos Engineering Practitioners

We are a community of chaos engineering practitioners. Chaos Engineering is the discipline of experimenting on a system in order to build confidence in the system’s capability to withstand turbulent conditions in production.

“This is so good, it’s hardly even fair to compare it to other podcasts!” – Casey Rosenthal, CEO, Co-founder, Verica

Daily Beans Podcast

The Daily Beans. News. With Swearing

Hosted by Allison Gill (A.G.)

The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast for your morning commute brought to you by the webby award-winning hosts of Mueller, She Wrote. Get your social justice and political news with just the right amount of snark.

“The Daily Beans covers political news without hype. The host is a lawyer and restricts her coverage to what can actually happen while other outlets are hyping every possibility under the sun including possibilities that get good ratings but will never happen. She mostly covers the former president’s criminal cases.” – Tom Limoncelli, Manager, Stack Overflow

Software Engineering Radio

Software Engineering Radio

Hosted by Community of Various Contributors

Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. Now a weekly show, we talk to experts from throughout the software engineering world about the full range of topics that matter to professional developers. All SE Radio episodes feature original content; we don’t record conferences or talks given in other venues.

“The one that I love to keep tabs on is called Software Engineering Radio, published by the IEEE computer society. It is absolutely a haberdashery of new ideas, processes, lessons learned. It also ranges from very practical action oriented advice the whole way over to philosophical discussions that are necessary for us to drive innovation forward. Professionals from all different domains contribute. It’s not a platform for sales and marketing pitches!” – Tracy Bannon, Senior Principal/ Software Architect & DevOps Advisor, MITRE

Cybrary Podcast

Cybrary Podcast

Hosted by Various Contributors

Join thousands of other listeners to hear from the current leaders, experts, vendors, and instructors in the IT and Cybersecurity fields regarding DevSecOps, InfoSec, Ransomware attacks, the diversity and the retention of talent, and more. Gain the confidence, consistency, and courage to succees at work and in life.

“Relaxed chat, full of good info, and they got right to the point. Would recommend.” – Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs, CISCO

Open Source Underdogs Podcast

Open Source Underdogs

Hosted by Michael Schwartz

Open Source Underdogs is the podcast for entrepreneurs about open source software. In each episode, we chat with a founder or leader to explore how they are building thriving businesses around open source software. Our goal is to demystify how entrepreneurs can stay true to their open source objectives while also building sustainable, profitable businesses that fuel innovation and ensure longevity.

“Mike Schwartz’s podcast is my favourite. Really good insights from founders.” – Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK

Ten Percent Happier

Hosted by Dan Harris

Ten Percent Happier publishes a variety of podcasts that offer relatable wisdom designed to help you meet the challenges and opportunities in your daily life.

“I listen to Ten Percent Happier as my go-to podcast. It helps me with mindfulness practice, provides a perspective on real-life situations, and makes me a kinder person. That is one of the most important traits we all need these days.” – Arun Gupta, Vice President and General Manager for Open Ecosystem, Intel

Making Sense Podcast

Making Sense

Hosted by Sam Harris

Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times best sellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.

“Sam dives deep on topics rooted in our culture, business, and minds. The conversations are very approachable and rational. With some episodes reaching an hour or more, Sam gives topics enough space to cover the necessary angles.” – Derek Weeks, CMO, The Linux Foundation

Darknet Diaries

Darknet Diaries

Hosted by Jack Rhysider

Darknet Diaries produces audio stories specifically intended to capture, preserve, and explain the culture around hacking and cyber security in order to educate and entertain both technical and non-technical audiences.

This is a podcast about hackers, breaches, shadow government activity, hacktivism, cybercrime, and all the things that dwell on the hidden parts of the network.

“Darknet Diaries would be my recommendation. Provided insights into the world of hacking, data breaches and cyber crime. And Jack Rhysider is a good storyteller ” – Edwin Kwan, Head of Application Security and Advisory, Tyro Payments

Under the Skin

Under the Skin

Hosted by Russel Brand

Under the Skin asks: what’s beneath the surface – of the people we admire, of the ideas that define our times, of the history we are told. Speaking with guests from the world of academia, popular culture and the arts, they’ll teach us to see the ulterior truth behind or constructed reality. And have a laugh.

“He interviews influential people from all different backgrounds and covers everything from academia to tech to culture to spiritual issues” – Ashleigh Auld, Global Director Partner Marketing, Linnwood

Cyberwire Daily

Hosted by Dave Bittner

The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also included interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.

“I’d recommend the CyberWire daily podcast has got most relevant InfoSec news items and stories industry pros care about. XX” – Ax Sharma, Security Researcher, Tech Reporter, Sonatype

7 Minute Security Podcast

Hosted by Brian Johnson

7 Minute Security is a weekly audio podcast (once in a while with video!) released on Wednesdays and covering topics such Penetration testing, Blue teaming, and Building a career in security.

In 2013 I took on a new adventure to focus 100% on information security. There’s a ton to learn, so I wanted to write it all down in a blog format and share with others. However, I’m a family man too, and didn’t want this project to offset the work/family balance.

So I thought a podcast might fill in the gaps for stuff I can’t – or don’t have time to – write out in full form. I always loved the idea of a podcast, but the good ones are usually in a longer format, and I knew I didn’t have time for that either. I was inspired by the format of the 10 Minute Podcast and figured if it can work for comedy, maybe it can work for information security!

Thus, the 7 Minute Security blog and its child podcast was born.

“7 Minute Security Podcast – because Brian makes the best jingles!” – Björn Kimminich, Product Group Lead Architecture Governance, Kuehne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG

Continuous Delivery

Continuous Delivery

Hosted by Dave Farley

Explores ideas that help to produce Better Software Faster: Continuous Delivery, DevOps, TDD and Software Engineering.

Hosted by Dave Farley – a software developer who has done pioneering work in DevOps, CD, CI, BDD, TDD and Software Engineering. Dave has challenged conventional thinking and led teams to build world class software.

Dave is co-author of the award wining book – “Continuous Delivery”, and a popular conference speaker on Software Engineering. He built one of the world’s fastest financial exchanges, is a pioneer of BDD, an author of the Reactive Manifesto, and winner of the Duke award for open source software – the LMAX Disruptor.

“Dave Farley’s videos are a treasure trove of knowledge that took me and others years to uncover when we were starting out. His focus on engineering and business outcomes rather than processes and frameworks is a breath of fresh air. If you only have time for one source of information, use his. – Bryan Finster, Value Stream Architect, Defense Unicorns

The Prof G Show

The Prof G Show

Hosted by Scott Galloway

A fast and fluid weekly thirty minute show where Scott tears into the taxonomy of the tech business with unfiltered, data-driven insights, bold predictions, and thoughtful advice.

“Very current very modern. Business and tech oriented. Talks about markets and economics and people and tech.” – Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer, Cobalt

Open Source Security Podcast

Open Source Security Podcast

Hosted by Josh Bressers and Kurt Seifried

Open Source Security is a collaboration by Josh Bressers and Kurt Seifried. We publish the Open Source Security Podcast and the Open Source Security Blog.

We have a security tabletop game that Josh created some time ago. Rather than play a boring security tabletop exercise, what if had things like dice and fun? Take a look at the Dungeons and Data tabletop game

“It has been something I’ve been listening to a lot lately with all of the focus on Software Supply Chain Security and Open Source Security. The hosts have very deep software and security backgrounds but keep the show light-hearted and engaging as well. ” – Chris Hughes, CISO, Co-Founder Aquia Inc

Pivot Podcast

Pivot

Hosted by Kara Swisher and Professor Scott Galloway

Every Tuesday and Friday, tech journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. After all, with great power comes great scrutiny. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

“As a rule, I don’t listen to tech podcasts much at all, since I write about tech almost all day. I check out podcasts about theater or culture — about as far away from my day job as I can get. However, I follow a ‘man-about-town’ guy named George Hahn on social media, who’s a lot of fun. Last year, he mentioned he’d be a guest host of the ‘Pivot’ podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, so I checked out Pivot. It’s about tech but it’s also about culture, politics, business, you name it. So that’s become the podcast I dip into when I want to hear a bit about tech, but in a cocktail-party/talk show kind of way.” – Christine Kent, Communications Strategist, Christine Kent Communications

The Idealcast

The Idealcast

Hosted by Gene Kim

Conversations with experts about the important ideas changing how organizations compete and win. In The Idealcast, multiple award-winning CTO, researcher and bestselling author Gene Kim hosts technology and business leaders to explore the dangerous, shifting digital landscape. Listeners will hear insights and gain solutions to help their enterprises thrive in an evolving business world.

“I like this because it has a good balance of technical and culture/leadership content.” – Courtney Kissler, CTO, Zulily

Trustedsec Security Podcast

TrustedSec Security Podcast

Hosted by Dave Kennedy and Various Team Contributors

Our team records a regular podcast covering the latest security news and stories in an entertaining and informational discussion. Hear what our experts are thinking and talking about.

“I LOVE LOVE LOVE the TrustedSec Security Podcast. Dave Kennedy’s team puts on a very nice and often deeply technical conversation every two weeks. The talk about timely topics from today’s headlines as well as jumping into purple team hackery which is a real treat to listen in and learn from.” – CRob Robinson, Director of Security Communications Intel Product Assurance and Security, Intel

Profound Podcast

Profound Podcast

Hosted by John Willis

Ramblings about W. Edwards Deming in the digital transformation era. The general idea of the podcast is derived from Dr. Demming’s seminal work described in his New Economics book – System of Profound Knowledge ( SoPK ). We’ll try and get a mix of interviews from IT, Healthcare, and Manufacturing with the goal of aligning these ideas with Digital Transformation possibilities. Everything related to Dr. Deming’s ideas is on the table (e.g., Goldratt, C.I. Lewis, Ohno, Shingo, Lean, Agile, and DevOps).

“I don’t listen to podcasts much these days (found that consuming books via audible was more useful… but I guess it all depends on how emerging the topics are you are interested in). I only mention this as I am thin I recommendations. I’d go with John Willis’s Profound or Gene Kim’s Idealcast. Some overlap in (world class) guests but different interview approaches and perspectives.” – Damon Edwards, Sr. Director, Product PagerDuty

Security Now Podcast

Security Now

Hosted by Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Stay up-to-date and deepen your cybersecurity acumen with Security Now. On this long-running podcast, cybersecurity authority Steve Gibson and technology expert Leo Laporte bring their extensive and historical knowledge to explore digital security topics in depth. Each week, they take complex issues and break them down for clarity and big-picture understanding. And they do it all in an approachable, conversational style infused with their unique sense of humor. Listen and subscribe, and stay on top of the constantly changing world of Internet security. Security Now records every Tuesday afternoon and hits your podcatcher later that evening.

“The shows cover a wide range of security topics, from the basics of technologies such as DNSSec & Bitcoin, to in depth, tech analysis of the latest hacks hitting the news, The main host, Steve Gibson, is great at breaking down tech subjects over an audio . It’s running at over 800 episodes now, regular as clockwork every week, so you can rely on it. Funnily Steve Gibson has often reminded me of you – able to assess what’s going on with a subject, calmly find the important points, and describe them to the rest of us in way that’s engaging and relatable.medium – in a way you can follow and be interested in during your commute or flight.” – Gary Robinson, Chief Security Officer, Ulseka

The Jordan Harbinger Show Podcast

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Hosted by Jordan Harbinger

Today, The Jordan Harbinger Show has over 15 million downloads per month and features a wide array of guests like Kobe Bryant, Moby, Dennis Rodman, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Tony Hawk, Cesar Millan, Simon Sinek, Eric Schmidt, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, to name a few. Jordan continues to teach his skills, for free, at 6-Minute Networking. In addition to hosting The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan is a consultant for law enforcement, military, and security companies and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

“Excellent podcasts where he interviews people from literally every walk of life, how they have become successful, why they have failed (if they have) as well as great personal development coaching ideas.” – Jeff DeVerter, CTO, Products and Services, RackSpace

WorkLife Podcast

WorkLife with Adam Grant

Hosted by Adam Grant

Adam hosts WorkLife, a chart-topping TED original podcast. His TED talks on languishing, original thinkers, and givers and takers have been viewed more than 30 million times. His speaking and consulting clients include Google, the NBA, Bridgewater, and the Gates Foundation. He writes on work and psychology for the New York Times, has served on the Defense Innovation Board at the Pentagon, has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and has appeared on Billions.

“I don’t listen to many technical podcasts. I like Caroline Wongs and have listened to it a number of times (Humans of InfoSec) but since much of my role is getting developers on board with security actions, I gravitate toward more psychology based podcasts – Adam Grant’s is amazing (it’s called WorkLife).” – Jennifer Czaplewski, Senior Director, Cyber Security, Target

“You know lately I have been listening to WorkLife with Adam Grant. Not a tech podcast but a management one.” – Paula Thrasher, Senior Director Infrastructure, PagerDuty

SRE Podcast

SRE Prodcast

Hosted by Core Team Members:  Betsy Beyer, MP English, Salim Virji, Viv

The Google Prodcast Team has gone through quite a few iterations and hiatuses over the years, and many people have had a hand in its existence. For the longest time, a handful of SREs produced the Prodcast for the listening pleasure of the other engineers here at Google.

We wanted to make something that would be of interest to folks across organizations and technical implementations. In his last act as part of the Prodcast, JTR put us in touch with Jennifer Petoff, Director of SRE Education, in order to have the support of the SRE organization behind us.

“The SRE Prodcast is Google’s podcast about Site Reliability Engineering and production software. In Season 1, we discuss concepts from the SRE Book with experts at Google.” – Jennifer Petoff, Director, Program Management, Cloud Technical Education Google

Make Me Smart Podcast

Make Me Smart

Hosted by Kai Ryssdal And Kimberly Adams

Every weekday, Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams break down the news in tech, the economy and culture. How do companies make money from disinformation? How can we tackle student debt? Why do 401(k)s exist? What will it take to keep working moms from leaving the workforce? Together, we dig into complex topics to help make today make sense

“I literally learn 3 new things about topics i never would have tried to learn about.” – Kadi Grigg, Enablement Specialist, Sonatype

EconTalk

EconTalk

Hosted by Russ Roberts

Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford’s Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it’s like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused the 2008 financial crisis, the nature of consciousness, and more.

“The only podcast I listen to is actually EconTalk, which has nothing to do with tech!” – Kelly Shortridge, Senior Principal, Product Technology, Fastly

Leading the Future of Work

Leading the Future of Work

Hosted by Jacob Morgan

The Future of Work With Jacob Morgan is a unique show that explores how the world of
work is changing, and what we need to do in order to thrive. Each week several episodes are
released which range from long-form interviews with the world’s top business leaders and
authors to shorter form episodes which provide a strategy or tip that listeners can apply to
become more successful.

The show is hosted by 4x best-selling author, speaker and futurist Jacob Morgan and the
goal is to give listeners the inspiration, the tools, and the resources they need to succeed
and grow at work and in life.

Episodes are not scripted which makes for fun, authentic, engaging, and educational
episodes filled with insights and practical advice.

“It is hard for me to keep up with podcasts. The one I listen to regularly is “Leading The Future of Work” by Jacob Morgan. I know it is not technical, but I think it is extremely important for technical people to understand what the business thinks and is concerned about.” – Keyaan Williams, Managing Director, CLASS-LLC

Hacking Humans Podcast

Hacking Humans

Hosted by Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan

Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.

Join Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan each week as they look behind the social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines and taking a heavy toll on organizations around the world.

“In case we needed any reminders that humanity is a scary place.” – Matt Howard, SVP and CMO, Virtu

Cloud Security Podcast

Cloud SecurityPodcast

Hosted by Ashish Rajan, Shilpi Bhattacharjee, and Various Contributors

Cloud Security Podcast is a WEEKLY Video and Audio Podcast that brings in-depth cloud security knowledge to you from the best and brightest cloud security experts and leaders in the industry each week over our LIVE STREAMs.

We are the FIRST podcast that carved the niche for Cloud Security in late 2019. As of 2021, the large cloud service providers (Azure, Google Cloud, etc.) have all followed suit and started their own cloud security podcasts. While we recommend you listen to their podcasts as well, we’re the ONLY VENDOR NEUTRAL podcast in the space and will preserve our neutrality indefinitely.

“I really love Ashish’s cloud security podcast, listened to it for a while now. He gets really good people on it and it’s a nice laid back listen, too.” – Simon Maple, Field CTO, Snyk

DSO Overflow Podcast

DSO Overflow

Hosted by Glenn Wilson, Steve Giguere, Jessica Cregg

In depth conversations with influencers blurring the lines between Dev, Sec, and Ops!

We speak with professionals working in cyber security, software engineering and operations to talks about a number of DevSecOps topics. We discuss how organisations factor security into their product delivery cycles without compromising the value of doing DevOps and Agile.

“One of my favourite meetups in London ‘DevSecOps London Gathering’ has a podcast where they invite their speakers https://dsolg.com/#podcast” – Stefania Chaplin, Solutions Architect UK&I, GitLab

Pardon the Interruption

Pardon the Interruption

Hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon

Longtime sportswriters Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon debate and discuss the hottest topics, issues and events in the world of sports in a provocative and fast-paced format.

Similar in format to Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert‘s At the Movies,[2][3] PTI is known for its humorous and often loud tone, as well as the “rundown” graphic which lists the topics yet to be discussed on the right-hand side of the screen. The show’s popularity has led to the creation of similar shows on ESPN and similar segments on other series, and the rundown graphic has since been implemented on the morning editions of SportsCenter, among many imitators.[4] – Wikipedia

“I’m interested in sports, and Tony and Mike are well-informed, amusing, and opinionated. It also doesn’t hurt any that I’ve known them since they were at The Washington Post and I was freelancing there. What you see on television, or hear on their podcast, is exactly how they are in real life. This sincerity of personality is a big reason why they’ve become so successful.” – Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Technology and business journalist and analyst. Red Ventures

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You want content? We’ve got your content right here!

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di: The Linux Foundation
2 Settembre 2022 ore 16:47
ONE Summit LF Networking November 15-16

ONE Summit Agenda is now live!

This post originally appeared on LF Networking’s blog. The author, Heather Kirksey, is VP Community & Ecosystem. ONE Summit is the Linux Foundation Networking event that focuses on the networking and automation ecosystem that is transforming public and private sector innovation across 5G network edge, and cloud native solutions. Our family of open source projects address every layer of infrastructure needs from the user edge to the cloud/core. Attend ONE Summit to get the scoop on hot topics for 2022!

Today LF Networking announced our schedule for ONE Summit, and I have to say that I’m extraordinarily excited. I’m excited because it means we’re growing closer to returning to meeting in-person, but more importantly I was blown away by the quality of our speaking submissions. Before I talk more about the schedule itself, I want to say that this quality is all down to you: You sent us a large number of thoughtful, interesting, and innovative ideas; You did the work that underpins the ideas; You did the work to write them up and submit them. The insight, lived experience, and future-looking thought processes humbled me with its breadth and depth. You reminded me why I love this ecosystem and the creativity within open source. We’ve all been through a tough couple of years, but we’re still here innovating, deploying, and doing work that improves the world. A huge shout out to everyone across every company, community, and project that made the job of choosing the final roster just so difficult.

Now onto the content itself. As you’ve probably heard, we’ve got 5 tracks: Industry 4.0, Security and Privacy, The New Networking Stack, Operationalizing Deployment, and Emerging Technologies and Business Models:

  • “Industry 4.0” looks at the confluence of edge and networking technologies that enable technology to uniquely improve our interactions with the physical world, whether that’s agriculture, manufacturing, robotics, or our homes. We’ve got a great line-up focused both on use cases and the technologies that enable them.
  • “Security and Privacy” are the most important issues with which we as global citizens and we as an ecosystem struggle. Far from being an afterthought, security is front and center as we look at zero-trust and vulnerability management, and which technologies and policies best serve enterprises and consumers.
  • Technology is always front and center for open source groups and our “New Networking Stack” track dives deep into the technologies and components we will all use as we build the infrastructure of the future. In this track we have a number of experts sharing their best practices, as well as ideas for forward-looking usages.
  • In our “Operationalizing Deployment” track, we learn from the lived experience of those taking ideas and turning them into workable reality. We ask questions like,  How do you bridge cultural divides? How do you introduce and truly leverage DevOps? How do you integrate compliance and reference architectures? How do you not only deploy but bring in Operations? How do you automate and how to you use tools to accomplish digital transformation in our ecosystem(s)?
  • Not just content focusing only on today’s challenges and success, we look ahead with “Emerging Technologies and Business Models.” Intent, Metaverse, MASE, Scaling today’s innovation to be tomorrow’s operations, new takes on APIs – these are the concepts that will shape us in the next 5-10 years; we  talk about how we start approaching and understanding them?

Every talk that made it into this program has unique and valuable insight, and I’m so proud to be part of the communities that proposed them. I’m also honored to have worked with one of the best Programming Committees in open source events ever. These folks took so much time and care to provide both quantitative and qualitative input that helped shape this agenda. Please be sure to thank them for their time because they worked hard to take the heart of this event to the next level. If you want to be in the room and in the hallway with these great speakers, there is only ONE place to be. Early bird registration ends soon, so don’t miss out and register now!

And please don’t forget to sponsor. Creating a space for all this content does cost money, and we can’t do it without our wonderful sponsors. If you’re still on the fence, please consider how amazing these sessions are and the attendee conservations they will spark. We may not be the biggest conference out there, but we are the most focused on decision makers and end users and the supply chains that enable them. You won’t find a more engaged and thoughtful audience anywhere else.

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Is it time for an OSPO in your organization?

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di: The Linux Foundation
2 Settembre 2022 ore 16:11

Is your organization consuming open source software, or is it starting to contribute to open source projects? If so, perhaps it’s time for you to start an OSPO: an open source program office.

At the LF, we’re dedicating resources to improving your understanding of all things open source, such as our Guide to Enterprise Open Source and the Evolution of the Open Source Program Office, published the last year. 

In a new Linux Foundation Research report, A Deep Dive into Open Source Program Offices, published in partnership with the TODO Group, authored by Dr. Ibrahim Haddad, Ph.D, showcases the many forms of OSPOs, their maturity models, responsibilities, and challenges they face in open source enterprise adoption, and also their staffing requirements are discussed in detail. 

“The past two decades have accelerated open source software adoption and increased involvement in contributing to existing projects and creating new projects. Software is where a lot of value lies and the vast majority of software developed is open source software providing access to billions of dollars worth of external R&D. If your organization relies on open source software for products or services and does not have a formalized OSPO yet ​​to manage all aspects of working with open source, please consider this report a call to establish your OPSO and drive for leadership in the open source areas that are critical to your products and services.” – Ibrahim Haddad, Ph.D., General Manager, LF AI & Data Foundation

Here are some of the report’s important lessons:

An OSPO can help you manage and track your company’s use of open source software and assist you when interacting with other stakeholders. It can also serve as a clearinghouse for information about open source software and its usage throughout your organization.

Your OSPO is the central nervous system for an organization’s open source strategy and provides governance, oversight, and support for all things related to open source.

OSPOs create and maintain an inventory of your open source software (OSS) assets and track and manage any associated risks. The OSPO also guides how to best use open source software within the organization and can help coordinate external contributions to open source projects.

To be effective, the OSPO needs to have a deep understanding of the business and the technical aspects of open source software. It also needs to work with all levels of the organization, from executives to engineers.

An OSPO is designed to:

  • Be the center of competency for an organization’s open source operations and structure,
  • Place a strategy and set of policies on top of an organization’s open source efforts.

This can include creating policies for code use, distribution, selection, auditing, and other areas; training developers; ensuring legal compliance, and promoting and building community engagement to benefit the organization strategically.

An organization’s OSPO can take many different forms, but typically it is a centralized team that reports to the company’s executive level. The size of the team will depend on the size and needs of the organization, and how it is adopted also will undergo different stages of maturity.

When starting, an OSPO might just be a single individual or a very small team. As the organization’s use of open source software grows, the OSPO can expand to include more people with different specialties. For example, there might be separate teams for compliance, legal, and community engagement.

This won’t be the last we have to say about the OSPO in 2022. There are further insights in development, including a qualitative study on the OSPO’s business value across different sectors, and the TODO group’s publication of the 2022 OSPO Survey results will take place during OSPOCon in just a few weeks. 

“There is no board template to build an OSPO. Its creation and growth can vary depending on the organization’s size, culture, industry, or even its milestones.

That’s why I keep seeing more and more open source leaders finding critical value in building connections with other professionals in the industry. OSPOCon is an excellent networking and learning space where those working (or willing to work) in open source program offices that rely on open source technologies come together to learn and share best practices, experiences, and tools to overcome challenges they face.” Ana Jiménez, OSPO Program Manager at TODO Group

Join us there and be sure to read the report today to gain key insights into forming and running an OSPO in your organization. 

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Ricevuto — 1 Settembre 2022 ⏭

Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges in Open Source Software: What you need to know

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di: The Linux Foundation
1 Settembre 2022 ore 19:16

by Ashwin Ramaswami

June 2022 saw the publication of Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges in Open Source Software, a joint research initiative launched by the Open Source Security Foundation in collaboration with Linux Foundation Research and Snyk. The research dives into security concerns in the open source ecosystem. If you haven’t read it, this article will give you the report’s who, what, and why, summarizing its key takeaways so that it can be relevant to you or your organization.

Who is the report for?

This report is for everyone whose work touches open source software. Whether you’re a user of open source, an OSS developer, or part of an OSS-related institution or foundation, you can benefit from a better understanding of the state of security in the ecosystem.

Open source consumers and users: It’s very likely that you rely on open source software as dependencies if you develop software. And if you do, one important consideration is the security of the software supply chain. Security incidents such as log4shell have shown how open source supply chain security touches nearly every industry. Even industries and organizations that have traditionally not focused on open source software now realize the importance of ensuring their OSS dependencies are secure. Understanding the state of OSS security can help you to manage your dependencies intelligently, choose them wisely, and keep them up to date.

Open source developers and maintainers: People and organizations that develop or maintain open source software need to ensure they use best practices and policies for security. For example, it can be valuable for large organizations to have open source security policies. Moreover, many OSS developers also use other open source software as dependencies, making understanding the OSS security landscape even more valuable. Developers have a unique role to play in leading the creation of high-quality code and the respective governance frameworks and best practices around it.

Institutions: Institutions such as open source foundations, funders, and policymaking groups can benefit from this report by understanding and implementing the key findings of the research and their respective roles in improving the current state of the OSS ecosystem. Funding and support can only go to the right areas if priorities are informed by the problems the community is facing now, which the research assists in identifying.

What are the major takeaways?

The data from this report was collected by conducting a worldwide survey of:

  • Individuals who contribute to, use, or administer OSS;
  • Maintainers, core contributors, and occasional contributors to OSS;
  • Developers of proprietary software who use OSS; and
  • Individuals with a strong focus on software supply chain security

The survey also included data collected from several major package ecosystems by using Snyk Open Source, a static code analysis (SCA) tool free to use for individuals and open source maintainers.

Here are the major takeaways and recommendations from the report:

  • Too many organizations are not prepared to address OSS security needs: At least 34% of organizations did not have an OSS security policy in place, suggesting these organizations may not be prepared to address OSS security needs.
  • Small organizations must prioritize developing an OSS security policy: Small organizations are significantly less likely to have an OSS security policy. Such organizations should prioritize developing this policy and having a CISO and OSPO (Open Source Program Office).
  • Using additional security tools is a leading way to improve OSS security: Security tooling is available for open source security across the software development lifecycle. Moreover, organizations with an OSS security policy have a higher frequency of security tool use than those without an OSS security policy.
  • Collaborate with vendors to create more intelligent security tools: Organizations consider that one of the most important ways to improve OSS security across the supply chain is adding greater intelligence to existing software security tools, making it easier to integrate OSS security into existing workflows and build systems.
  • Implementing best practices for secure software development is the other leading way to improve OSS security: Understanding best practices for secure software development, through courses such as the OpenSSF’s Secure Software Development Fundamentals Courses, has been identified repeatedly as a leading way to improve OSS supply chain security.
  • Use automation to reduce your attack surface: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and scanners allow automating CI/CD activities to eliminate threat vectors around manual deployments.
  • Consumers of open source software should give back to the communities that support them: The use of open source software has often been a one-way street where users see significant benefits with minimal cost or investment. For larger open source projects to meet user expectations, organizations must give back and close the loop by financially supporting OSS projects they use.

Why is this important now?

Open source software is a boon: its collaborative and open nature has allowed society to benefit from various innovative, reliable, and free software tools. However, these benefits only last when users contribute back to open source software and when users and developers exercise due diligence around security. While the most successful open source projects have gotten such support, other projects have not – even as open source use has continued to be more ubiquitous.

Thus, it is more important than ever to be aware of the problems and issues everyone faces in the OSS ecosystem. Some organizations and open source maintainers have strong policies and procedures for handling these issues. But, as this report shows, other organizations are just facing these issues now.

Finally, we’ve seen the risks of not maintaining proper security practices around OSS dependencies. Failure to update open source dependencies has led to costs as high as $425 million. Given these risks, a little investment in strong security practices and awareness around open source – as outlined in the report’s recommendations – can go a long way.

We suggest you read the report – then see how you or your organization can take the next step to keep yourself secure!

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