As part of our ongoing commitment to open source and secure software innovation, Target’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO) is proud to announce that the company renewed our membership with the Linux Foundation (LF) and joined the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF).
These steps reinforce our belief that strong, collaborative communities are essential to building secure, resilient, and future-ready software.
Importance of Linux Foundation
Modern business runs on open source software, driving an estimated $8.8 trillion in global value. LF is a role model for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. By rejoining LF, through financial contribution, Target reaffirms its support for the critical infrastructure, governance models, and neutral collaboration space the foundation provides.
Target engineers are encouraged to work upstream within LF’s network of projects too, sharing their time and expertise.
A new chapter with OpenSSF
Target’s tech teams have long shared tools and practices that help secure the retail technology landscape. This ranges from affordable 3D-printed skimmer detection with EasySweep, file scanner Strelka, to our work with the National Retail Federation on the Retail Taxonomy Fraud Viewer.
Joining OpenSSF deepens that commitment. OpenSSF’s mission to strengthen the global open source software supply chain aligns with our values. Our membership reflects the essential role companies play in shaping a more secure ecosystem, and we look forward to advancing that work with our peers.
Open source at Target
Along with our membership in the Open Invention Network (OIN) and ongoing publishing of open source tools, these announcements demonstrate Target’s belief in the power of open collaboration to shape the future of technology and retail.
“Foundation membership is one part of a comprehensive open source strategy we continually look to evolve,” said Brian Muenzenmeyer, leader of Target OSPO. “That strategy includes direct giving, community collaboration and sustained investment in foundational technologies. Like an open source project, our work is iterative—year over year, commit by commit.”