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Open Source Security Signals | Q3 2026

Red Hat's inaugural Open Source Security Signals report examines how the ecosystem identifies meaningful risk, remediates vulnerabilities, and delivers reusable fixes. Drawing on Lightwell data, it models how one shared remediation—such as for JAXB—can reduce duplicated engineering effort across the Java ecosystem. Learn more

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TechTarget - AI security projects deliver first fixes for vulnerable Java libraries

Chainguard's Athena and IBM and Red Hat's Project Lightwell have reported early results securing Java libraries as AI accelerates vulnerability discovery. Lightwell delivered more than 400 fixes, including backports for older versions still in production. Learn more

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CIO - AI's hidden choices — and why getting them right avoids lock-in

Picking an AI model matters less long-term than how enterprises run inference, size compute, and deploy agents. In CIO, Red Hat's Tushar Katarki argues structural choice—flexible models including open source, hybrid control, and observable inference—avoids lock-in. Learn more

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Nominate today: Red Hat Certified Professional of the Year

Nominations are open for the 2027 Red Hat Certified Professional of the Year award, with submissions due October 31, 2026. The winner will be announced at Red Hat Summit 2027 and receives recognition, a Learning Subscription, and community spotlight opportunities. Learn more

Red Hat Certified Professional of the Year nominations are now open

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A strategic blueprint for modernizing with Red Hat Services

A new Red Hat resource outlines how Consulting, Training and Certification, and Technical Account Management help enterprises modernize amid rising cloud costs, AI platform pressure, and skills gaps—shifting from transactional vendor relationships to strategic collaboration and lasting internal capability. Learn more

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