| Establishment | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate |
| Primary contractor | Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| Other contractors | Center for Agile Technology Open Source Software Institute Open Information Security Foundation |
| Website | www |
Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST) is a five-year, $10 million program by the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to promote the creation and use of open security and open-source software in the United States government and military, especially in areas pertaining to computer security.[1][2][3][4]
Proponent David A. Wheeler claims that open-source security could also extend to hardware and written documents.[5][6] In October 2011, the project won the Open Source for America 2011 Government Deployment Open Source Award.[7]
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- ^ Wheeler, David A (2013-08-21). "What is open security?" (PDF). Institute for Defense Analyses. Open Security. Retrieved 2013-09-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rockwell, Mark (2011-10-18). "DHS technology directorate wins awards for cyber security efforts". Government Security News. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-10-24.