# akrites

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## Athena's free vulnerability intelligence model and the economics of security clearinghouses

DevFeed: [Athena's free vulnerability intelligence model and the economics of security clearinghouses](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/follow-the-money-13047.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/follow-the-money>)

Published: 2026-07-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Critical Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/critical-infrastructure.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [akrites](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/akrites.md>), [chainguard-athena](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-athena.md>), [critical-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-infrastructure.md>), [fable](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fable.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [money](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/money.md>), [mythos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mythos.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software-supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain-security.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [vulnerability-clearninghouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-clearninghouse.md>)

### AI overview

The article explains why Athena provides pre-disclosure vulnerability findings to infrastructure and network partners for free. It argues that allowing partners to commercialize services built on advance security information can align incentives, trust, and broader defensive value, while distinguishing government programs from commercial clearinghouses.

### Source excerpt

Why give away the most valuable data in security? Learn how Athena's business model aligns trust, incentives, and open source defense.

## Expanding Athena

DevFeed: [Expanding Athena](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/expanding-athena-13034.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/expanding-athena>)

Published: 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Frontier AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontier-ai.md>), [AI Models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-models.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>), [Parser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/parser.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [akrites](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/akrites.md>), [athena](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/athena.md>), [chainguard-clearinghouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-clearinghouse.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [frontier-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/frontier-ai.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainers.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [parsing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parsing.md>), [secure-open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-open-source.md>), [secure-oss](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-oss.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

### AI overview

Chainguard describes Athena, an industry coalition coordinating the discovery, remediation, protection, disclosure, and upstream fixing of vulnerabilities in open source software. The article reports that Athena has processed more than 40,000 vulnerabilities and emphasizes that frontier AI models can identify latent flaws and chain lower-severity bugs into serious attacks.

### Source excerpt

See how Athena is helping secure open source by coordinating AI-discovered vulnerabilities, partner protections, and upstream fixes at scale.

## Why Vulnerability Clearinghouses Alone Cannot Secure Open Source

DevFeed: [Why Vulnerability Clearinghouses Alone Cannot Secure Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/summer-of-clearinghouses-13244.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/summer-of-clearinghouses>)

Published: 2026-07-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [NVD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvd.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>)

Tags: [akrites](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/akrites.md>), [athena](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/athena.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [ibm-red-hat-project-lightwell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ibm-red-hat-project-lightwell.md>), [nvd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvd.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [press-release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/press-release.md>), [secure-open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-open-source.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-research.md>), [vulnerability-clearinghouse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-clearinghouse.md>), [vulnerability-data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-data.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that vulnerability clearinghouses are primarily pools of data and are not the most important part of securing open source. It emphasizes actuation--turning findings into fixes--along with trusted builds and secure-by-design software.

### Source excerpt

Clearinghouses alone won't secure open source. Learn why actuation, trusted builds, and secure-by-design software matter more than vulnerability data.