# Priorities from the OpenSSF Secure Open Source Software Summit 2023

DevFeed: [Priorities from the OpenSSF Secure Open Source Software Summit 2023](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/priorities-from-the-openssf-secure-open-source-software-summit-2023-8041.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/openssf-secure-open-source-software-summit-2023/>)

Author: Dan Appelquist

Published: 2023-10-04T15:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [GitLab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitlab.md>), [Incident response](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident-response.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>)

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## AI overview

The OpenSSF Secure Open Source Software Summit 2023 identified priorities for improving open source security, including maintainer education, repository security, and cross-industry incident response. Snyk describes a Source Code Management Best Practices Guide for GitHub and GitLab repositories, used with OpenSSF Scorecard to improve permissions, workflows, policies, and security practices.

## Source excerpt

A recent summit meeting convened by the OpenSSF with the White House brought together various US Government departments for a chat about open source security.