type: incident · created: 2026-07-31 · updated: 2026-08-18 · tags: [cyber, digest-2026-07-31, cisa, open-source, software-security, supply-chain] · confidence: not-rated · affected_sectors: [] · au_impact: false
CISA Publishes Open Source Software Security Principles and Practices
Summary
CISA released a new publication titled "Open Source Software: Security Principles and Practices", providing guidance on secure development, maintenance, and consumption of open-source software — a timely resource given the concurrent focus on supply-chain attacks and the recent npm hijack by North Korean Sapphire Sleet.
Key Details
- Date: 2026-07-31
- Source: CISA
- Reliability: Tier 1/4 — Official / first-party
- Document Title: Open Source Software: Security Principles and Practices
- Focus Areas: Secure development, maintenance, and consumption of OSS
- Context: Released amid heightened supply-chain attack concerns
Source
See Also
- CISA Adds One New Known Exploited Vulnerability to KEV Catalogue
- North Korea's Lazarus Group Sharing Tools with Ransomware Hackers
- DPRK-Linked macOS Malvertising Uses Fake Updates to Deliver Crypto-Stealing Malware