type: incident · created: 2026-07-27 · updated: 2026-08-18 · tags: [] · confidence: not-rated · affected_sectors: [] · au_impact: false
NVIDIA Forms 37-Member Open Secure AI Alliance, Open-Sources NOOA Framework
Summary
NVIDIA and 36 other organisations launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop open technologies for securing AI agents. NVIDIA also open-sourced NOOA (NVIDIA-labs OO Agents), an Apache 2.0 framework for testing, tracing, auditing, and governing AI agent behaviour.
Key Details
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Lead | NVIDIA |
| Members | 37 organisations |
| Framework | NOOA (NVIDIA-labs OO Agents) |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Date | 2026-07-27 |
Notable Members
Microsoft, Cisco, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Hugging Face, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, Red Hat, Linux Foundation, and others.
Scope
The alliance's technical scope covers:
- Identity — Agent authentication and authorisation
- Permissions — Access control for AI agents
- Isolation — Sandboxing and containment
- Guardrails — Behavioural constraints and safety
- logging — Audit trails for agent actions
- Model formats — Standardised security metadata
- Multi-model scanning — Vulnerability assessment across model types
- Secure coding workflows — AI-assisted secure development