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The $5 Billion Effort to help Secure the World’s Shared Software

October 27, 2026·33 min
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AI is changing cybersecurity and raising hard questions about how fast organizations canrespond. Earlier this year, IBM and Red Hat launched Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative backed by a force of20,000 engineers with the goal of securing the open source software that powers a great deal ofmodern life — from banks and payment systems to transportation and critical infrastructure.Malcolm Gladwell speaks with cybersecurity leader Jen Easterly, Wells Fargo Chief InformationSecurity Officer Munish Sharma, and Red Hat’s Gunnar Hellekson about how AI is transformingvulnerability discovery, how open source software can introduce risk, and what it will take tosecure the shared digital infrastructure much of the world depends on.If this episode sparks a question you’d like to ask an IBM technical expert, submit your questionat ibm.com/smarttalksThis is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarilyrepresent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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