What Makes a Project Critical? Discovering and Evaluating Popular Open Source Software

Explore the process of identifying and assessing critical open source projects in this 12-minute talk by Jeff Mendoza from Kusari. Gain insights into the OpenSSF Securing Critical Projects Working Group's efforts to support essential yet underserved open source projects that underpin our infrastructure and society. Learn about the decision-making factors used to evaluate project criticality, including the definition of "critical" and "project," and how to estimate the potential impact of security vulnerabilities. Understand the importance of this initiative in strengthening the overall security of the open source ecosystem.