meta-security: Past, Present and Next Steps
meta-security is one of the main layers with security-related tooling in the Yocto Project. In June 2025, Scott and Marta became its new co-maintainers, and in this session they are going to share the current state of the layer, and the work currently in progress (mostly on bringing back CI and restoring the patch flow). They will then share their ideas on the next steps, and will ask the community for their feedback.
Scott has been a Linux user for over 30 years, and has developed Linux based embedded products for almost 25 years at a variety of companies large and small. Currently, he works for Konsulko Group as a Principal Software Engineer, providing embedded Linux engineering services for Konsulko's customers. He has been working on Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) since 2016, and maintained the Rust mixin layers for the Yocto Project LTS releases since 2023. He has previously presented on Yocto Project and AGL topics at a variety of events.
Marta Rybczynska has a network security background, with 20 years of experience in Open Source.
She has worked with embedded operating systems like Linux and various real-time OSes, and with
system libraries and frameworks up to user interfaces. She has been involved in various Open Source
projects, and is currently handling security processes at the Eclipse Foundation. Marta has experience speaking at technical conferences, including Open Source Summit or FOSDEM.