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IBM and Red Hat are betting $5 billion that open source needs a security guard

IBM and Red Hat announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative combining new AI capabilities and a global team of over 20,000 engineers to secure open source software for enterprises. The project establishes a trusted clearinghouse and engineering force to identify and fix vulnerabilities at scale, from development through production. The investment aims to create a new security model for enterprise open source use.

read1 min publishedMay 28, 2026

IBM and Red Hat announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20,000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software. Together, these investments establish a new model for enterprise use of open source software, from upstream development through production environments. Project Lightwell will establish a trusted enterprise clearinghouse combined with a global force of engineers to identify and fix vulnerabilities at scale. … More

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