Anyone is welcome to join our open discussions related to the group's mission and charter.

Ready to contribute? Start by reviewing our CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines on how to participate. You'll find details on connecting with us through our public calendar and Slack channel, reporting issues, suggesting improvements, and submitting pull requests. We look forward to building a more inclusive cybersecurity community together!

The mission of the BEAR Working Group (WG) is to foster a more diverse and inclusive cybersecurity workforce by implementing strategies to increase representation and enhance effectiveness through advocacy, collaboration, and tailored initiatives.

Our vision is to make sure that everyone has a fair chance to be part of the cybersecurity team. Our goal is to support a strong and diverse group of people who can keep our digital world safe.

• Community Office Hours: These are our flagship monthly topic-centered panel discussions. Check out our schedule for upcoming sessions!

• Conference talks: We collaborate with community members and other purpose related groups to host panel discussions and meetups at industry conferences. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to join us at an upcoming conference!

Every 2 weeks, Tuesday 11am EST. The meeting invite is available on the public OSSF calendar

1. Marcela Melara (Intel)
2. Yesenia Yser (Microsoft)
3. Jay White (Microsoft)

To get an idea of our annual goals, our roadmap covers quarterly focus areas and ongoing activities.

Anyone is welcome to join our open discussions related to the group's mission and charter.

• 2025 Meeting Minutes
• 2024 Meetings Minutes

• Official communications occur on the BEAR Working Group mailing list
• Manage your subscriptions to Open SSF mailing lists
• Join the conversation on Slack
• Explore the GitHub Issues to collaborate.

Missed a WG meeting or Community Office Hours session? Watch past sessions on our YouTube Playlist. Stay informed, learn from discussions, and catch up on important updates.

Linux Foundation meetings involve participation by industry competitors, and it is the intention of the Linux Foundation to conduct all of its activities in accordance with applicable antitrust and competition laws. It is therefore extremely important that attendees adhere to meeting agendas, and be aware of, and not participate in, any activities that are prohibited under applicable US state, federal or foreign antitrust and competition laws. Examples of types of actions that are prohibited at Linux Foundation meetings and in connection with Linux Foundation activities are described in the Linux Foundation Antitrust Policy available at Linux Foundation Antitrust Policy If you have questions about these matters, please contact your company counsel, or if you are a member of the Linux Foundation, feel free to contact Andrew Updegrove of the firm of Gesmer Updegrove LLP, which provides legal counsel to the Linux Foundation.

The CHARTER.md outlines the scope and governance of our group activities.