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Streamline and update TAG Security README - Combined Objective, Background, and Mission sections under "About Us" header. - Simplified and consolidated content for clarity and brevity. - Updated publication links and added a table format for better readability, sorted by date in ascending order. - Revised meeting information to be less words. Signed-off-by: Andrés Vega <av@messier42.com> Signed-off-by: Andrés Vega <av@messier42.com>
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![Cloud Native Security Logo](/design/logo/cloud-native-security-horizontal-darkmodesafe.svg)
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## Quick links
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- [Meeting Information](#meeting-times)
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- [Meeting Information](#meeting-information)
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- [Slack Information](#communications)
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- [New Members](#new-members)
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- [Members](#members)
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- [Working Groups](#working-groups)
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## Objective
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## About Us
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The CNCF Security Technical Advisory Group facilitates collaboration to discover and produce resources that enable
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secure access, policy control, and safety for operators, administrators,
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developers, and end-users across the cloud native ecosystem.
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The CNCF Security Technical Advisory Group facilitates collaboration to exchange and produce knowledge and resources for building security in the cloud native ecosystem.
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## Background
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Cloud Native involves building, deploying, and operating modern applications in cloud computing environments, typically using open source. This complex ecosystem presents a technology risk landscape that demands rethinking application and information security through the lens of developer experience.
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Cloud Native describes the building, deploying, and operating of modern applications in cloud computing environments, typically using open source. This complex ecosystem composed of different open source projects presents an increasingly complicated technology risk landscape.
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While there are several projects in the cloud native ecosystem that address trust, safety, and security in the dynamic interplay between the different layers of infrastructure and application services, the technological shift demands application and information security be rethought through the lens of developer experience as close to applying software engineering to design for security considerations in the effort to safeguard an integrated cloud native ecosystem as a whole.
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We aim to significantly reduce the probability and impact of attacks, breaches, and compromises. By empowering developers and operators to understand and manage the security posture of their systems, we strive to fulfill the promise of enhanced productivity and operational efficiency.
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## Vision
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## Key Focus Areas
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We believe in a future where the probability and impact of attacks, breaches, and compromises are significantly reduced. Where the most common risks of today are not just mitigated but made implausible. We believe developers and operators can be empowered to understand better and be reassured by the posture of the systems they build and run through the informed use of cloud technologies with clear
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understanding of responsibility and risks and the unlocked ability to validate that their architectural intent meets compliance and regulatory objectives.
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There is a growing ecosystem of tools that promises to unlock developer productivity and operational efficiency. We strive to fulfill the human side of the sociotechnical equation to acceleration and attain that promise including:
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1. Consumable system security architectures that account for the ever
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growing heterogeneity of systems and provides a framework to protect
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resources and data while servicing their users.
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2. Common lexicon and open source libraries that make it easy for developers
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to create and deploy apps that meet system security requirements.
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3. Common libraries and protocols that enable people to reason about the
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security of the system, such as auditing and explainability features.
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- **System Security Architectures**: Frameworks to protect resources and data.
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- **Common Lexicon & Libraries**: Tools for developers to create secure apps.
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- **Auditing & Explainability**: Protocols for reasoning about system security.
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## Publications
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TAG Security has published several resources for the community, which can be
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found under [publications](publications/README.md).
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This document lists some of the key publications and resources that TAG Security has produced. For a complete list of assets in multiple formats, please refer to the [publications](publications/README.md) in the publications subdirectory.
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| Publication | Date |
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| [In-toto Security Assessment](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/assessments/projects/in-toto) | May, 2019 |
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| [Formal Verification for Policy Configurations](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/blob/main/policy/overview-policy-formal-verification.md) | August, 2019 |
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| [OPA Security Assessment](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/assessments/projects/opa) | September, 2019 |
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| [Catalog of Supply Chain Compromises](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/supply-chain-security/compromises) | November 2019 - Present |
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| [Spiffe-Spire Security Assessment](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/assessments/projects/spiffe-spire) | February, 2020 |
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| [Harbor Security Assessment](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/assessments/projects/harbor) | April, 2020 |
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| [Keycloak Security Assessment](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/assessments/projects/keycloak) | October, 2020 |
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| [Software Supply Chain Best Practices](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/raw/main/supply-chain-security/supply-chain-security-paper/CNCF_SSCP_v1.pdf) | May, 2021 |
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| [Evaluating your supply chain security](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/blob/main/supply-chain-security/supply-chain-security-paper/secure-supply-chain-assessment.md) | May, 2021 |
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| [Cloud Native Security Lexicon](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/blob/main/security-lexicon/cloud-native-security-lexicon.md) | August, 2021 |
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| [Buildpacks Security Assessment](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/assessments/projects/buildpacks) | September, 2021 |
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| [Cloud Native Security Whitepaper](https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CNCF_cloud-native-security-whitepaper-May2022-v2.pdf) | May, 2022 |
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| [Cloud Native Security Controls Catalog](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/blob/main/cloud-native-controls/phase-one-announcement.md) | May, 2022 |
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| [Handling build-time dependency vulnerabilities](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/blob/main/policy/overview-policy-build-time-dependency-vulns.md) | June, 2022 |
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| [Secure Software Factory: A Reference Architecture to Securing the Software Supply Chain](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/raw/main/supply-chain-security/secure-software-factory/Secure_Software_Factory_Whitepaper.pdf) | May, 2022 |
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| [Secure Defaults](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/blob/main/security-whitepaper/secure-defaults-cloud-native-8.md) | February, 2022 |
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| [Cloud Custodian Security Assessment](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/assessments/projects/custodian) | February, 2022 |
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| [Open and Secure - A Manual for Practicing Threat Modeling to Assess and Fortify Open Source Security](https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/blob/main/assessments/Open_and_Secure.pdf) | November, 2023 |
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## Governance
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[Security TAG charter](governance/charter.md) outlines the scope of our group
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activities, as part of our [governance process](governance/README.md) which details how we
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Refer to the [Security TAG charter](governance/README.md) for our governance process.
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Anyone is welcome to join our open discussions of Security TAG projects and share news
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related to the group's mission and charter. Much of the work of the group
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happens outside of Security TAG meetings and we encourage project teams to share
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[cncf-tag-security-leads@lists.cncf.io](mailto:cncf-tag-security-leads@lists.cncf.io)
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- To reach the chairs, email [cncf-tag-security-chairs@lists.cncf.io](mailto:cncf-tag-security-chairs@lists.cncf.io)
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For our members in North and South America, we host weekly sessions each Wednesday at 10 am (UTC-7). To participate, simply use the following Zoom link: <https://zoom.us/j/99809474566>. The meeting ID is 998 0947 4566.
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- **Americas**: Weekly on Wednesdays at 10 am (UTC-7). [Zoom link](https://zoom.us/j/99809474566), Meeting ID: 998 0947 4566.
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- **EMEA**: Bi-weekly on Wednesdays at 1 pm UTC+0 (adjusts for daylight saving). [Zoom link](https://zoom.us/j/99917523142), Meeting ID: 999 1752 3142.
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Meanwhile, participants from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) can join bi-weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 1 pm UTC+0, which adjusts to UTC+1 when daylight saving time is in effect. Join us through this Zoom link: <https://zoom.us/j/99917523142>, with the meeting ID: 999 1752 3142.
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Check your local timezone [here](https://time.is/). Meetings are listed on the [CNCF calendar](https://www.cncf.io/calendar/) and the [TAG Security Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MGI4dTVlbDh0YTRzOTN0MmNtNzJ0dXZoaGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ).
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To find the corresponding time in your local area, please see your timezone [here](https://time.is/).
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We invite you to mark your calendars and join the dialogue. For your convenience, all meetings are listed on the main [CNCF calendar](https://www.cncf.io/calendar/) as well as the [TAG Security Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=MGI4dTVlbDh0YTRzOTN0MmNtNzJ0dXZoaGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ). These calendars are updated regularly to ensure that you stay informed of all upcoming meetings and events.
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Got something to bring up or share? Review how to get a topic or presentation added to the Agenda on our [process](governance/process.md#getting-on-the-agenda) page.
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- [Cloud Native SecurityCon 24](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloudnativesecuritycon-north-america/) June 26-27, 2024 in Seattle, Washington
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New to the group? Check out our [New Members Page](NEW-MEMBERS.md) page.
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There are several groups that are affiliated to or do work and cover topics
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## History
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- TAG-Security - renamed Security TAG ([TOC Issue 549](https://github.com/cncf/toc/issues/549))
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- [(Proposed) CNCF Policy Working Group](/policy-wg-merging.md) - Merged into
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| [Applied Research](/community/research/README.md) | Andrés Vega |
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| [Research](/community/research/README.md) | Andrés Vega |
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| [Automated Governance](/community/automated-governance/README.md) | Andrés Vega, Brandt Keller |
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