IBM muscles into OSS security space with $5 billion “Lightwell” project

"Unsexy infrastructure" - An 800-pound gorilla just entered the OSS security space

Noah Bovenizer

May 31, 2026 - 3 min read

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna

IBM wants to scan and secure an “unprecedented volume” of open source software (OSS) via a $5 billion private “clearinghouse” it is dubbing Lightwell.

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