IBM and Red Hat have launched Lightwell, a new platform designed to automate the identification and remediation of vulnerabilities in open source software for enterprises.

• Lightwell Network, now generally available, offers over 6,500 digitally signed application dependencies and validated security fixes.
• The platform aims to address the challenge of applying security fixes without disruptive software upgrades by backporting patches.
• This initiative is backed by a $5 billion commitment to open source security, leveraging generative AI and human expertise.