Arun Gupta and Giving Back to Security Communities

What's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF Podcast

Arun Gupta is vice president and general manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation and the OpenSSF Governing Board Chair. Arun has been an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for nearly two decades. He has taken companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Sun Microsystems through systemic changes to embrace open source principles, contribute, and collaborate effectively.

On July 9th and 10th, the OpenSSF will attend the 2024 OSPOs for Good symposium hosted by the UN. What’s in the SOSS? co-host Omkhar Arasaratnam and Arun will lead a session called “Engaging the Open Source Community.”

Following the symposium on July 11th, attendees are invited to come to a secondary event, What’s Next for Open Source? It will feature a collection of curated workshops to discover how to build and gather the skills you need to move forward with open source. Omkhar is coordinating the security track and presenting opening remarks. Arun will offer closing remarks.

• 02:13 - Arun’s general outlook on security and life
• 03:39 - Arun shares his personal background and illustrious career history
• 09:04 - Comparing the OpenSSF and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
• 13:30 - Arun details his work with the United Nations
• 16:42 - Areas that a lot of security professionals are getting wrong
• 18:20 - Arun answers Omkhar’s rapid-fire questions
• 19:08 - Advice Arun would give to aspiring security professionals
• 20:40 - Arun’s call to action for listeners

Episode links

• OSPOs for Good 2024
• What’s Next for Open Source event
• Arun Gupta’s LinkedIn profile
• CNCF homepage
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
• Get involved with OpenSSF