Homeland Open Security Technology

Homeland Open Security Technology
Establishment2011
SponsorDepartment of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate
Primary contractorGeorgia Tech Research Institute
Other contractorsCenter for Agile Technology
Open Source Software Institute
Open Information Security Foundation
Websitewww.cyber.st.dhs.gov/host/

Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) is a five-year, $10 million program by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to promote the creation and use of open security and open-source software in the United States government and military, especially in areas pertaining to computer security.[1][2][3][4]

Proponent David A. Wheeler claims that open-source security could also extend to hardware and written documents.[5][6] In October 2011, the project won the Open Source for America 2011 Government Deployment Open Source Award.[7]

  1. ^ "Georgia Tech Research Institute Will Lead $10 Million Department of Homeland Security Open Cyber Security Initiative". Georgia Tech Research Institute. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  2. ^ "DHS, Georgia Tech seek to improve security with open-source tools". Government Computer News. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Research Institute Leads $10 M Open Source Initiative". Georgia Institute of Technology. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  4. ^ Hsu, Jeremy (2011-05-26). "U.S. Considers Open-Source Software for Cybersecurity". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-10-14.[dead link]
  5. ^ Perera, David (2013-08-29). "Open security isn't just software, say government open source advocates". FierceGovernmentIT. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  6. ^ Wheeler, David A (2013-08-21). "What is open security?" (PDF). Institute for Defense Analyses. Open Security. Retrieved 2013-09-07.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Rockwell, Mark (2011-10-18). "DHS technology directorate wins awards for cyber security efforts". Government Security News. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-10-24.