{"slug": "ibm-and-red-hat-are-betting-5-billion-that-open-source-needs-a-security-guard", "title": "IBM and Red Hat are betting $5 billion that open source needs a security guard", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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 ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/28/ibm-red-hat-project-lightwell/)\n\nThe post [IBM and Red Hat are betting $5 billion that open source needs a security guard](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/28/ibm-red-hat-project-lightwell/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ibm-and-red-hat-are-betting-5-billion-that-open-source-needs-a-security-guard", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/28/ibm-red-hat-project-lightwell/", "published_at": "2026-05-28 14:45:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-28 15:08:55.541732+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["IBM", "Red Hat", "Project Lightwell", "Help Net Security"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ibm-and-red-hat-are-betting-5-billion-that-open-source-needs-a-security-guard", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ibm-and-red-hat-are-betting-5-billion-that-open-source-needs-a-security-guard.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ibm-and-red-hat-are-betting-5-billion-that-open-source-needs-a-security-guard.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ibm-and-red-hat-are-betting-5-billion-that-open-source-needs-a-security-guard.jsonld"}}