🎉 Happy New Year! Welcome to the 2025 January Newsletter

January’s Issue:

From the TAC: Path Forward for Confidential Computing in 2025
Welcome 2025 Leadership
NEW! Confidential Computing Messaging Guide
Confidential Computing Summit Call for Papers
Recent News

From the TAC

Confidential Computing in 2024: Growth, Security, and Collaboration Pave the Way for an Exciting 2025

In 2024 We did a great job working together on the TAC to make the world more secure with Confidential Computing, than any of us could have done as individuals or individual companies.

As an open source organization, seeing our projects grow is nearest and dearest to our hearts. Long standing projects like Gramine advanced with more and more adoption.

We grew our portfolio by 60% with new projects contributed by Intel, Samsung, Suse, and TikTok. These new projects span:

Fundamental support for AI Accelerators to directly enable AI Cleanroom Capabilities.
As 2025 kicks off we already have a new project in the pipeline. Stay tuned for some news coming up real soon on that.

Our projects, already security focused, improved their security posture adopting best practices from the Open Source Security Foundation. All CCC projects have completed or initiated the OpenSSF Best Practice Badg e. In 2025, we’ll help our projects get even more robust as we assess how Scorecards can identify additional improvements.

Special Interest Groups

We revamped our mentorship program, welcoming a new cohort of mentees who are actively contributing to CCC projects and gaining security expertise—thanks to our dedicated maintainers who generously mentor them.

Our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) made great strides:

The Kernel SIG is accelerating Confidential Computing feature upstreaming in the Linux Kernel.
The Attestation SIG fosters collaboration on attestation data standards and protocols, with impactful developments expected in 2025.
The Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) SIG is driving awareness of critical concepts like Workload Identity, which the TAC will explore further this year.

Curious about Workload Identity? Come join us at a TAC or GRC SIG meeting or follow the discussion on our mailing lists.

Welcome to Our 2025 CCC Leaders

We’re excited to kick off 2025 by introducing our new leadership team:

Governing Board

Chair: Nelly Porter (Google)

Vice-Chair: Emily Fox (Red Hat)

TAC

Chair: Dan Middleton (Intel)

Vice-Chair Yash Mankad (Red Hat)

Outreach Committee

Chair: Rachel Wan (IBM)

Vice-Chair: Mike Ferron-Jones (Intel)

CCC Outreach

Driving Adoption and Engagement: Reflecting on 2024 and the Path Forward for Confidential Computing in 2025

Looking back at 2024, the Outreach Committee launched brand repositioning efforts, completed the Confidential Computing Messaging Guide, and shifted the focus from “What is Confidential Computing” to “Why Confidential Computing Matters.” The committee also proposed creative agency work, updates to the CCC website, and refinements to the logo and mascot. Additionally, we engaged IDC for a market analysis white paper to update market data and expand Confidential Computing coverage. We participated in key industry events, including FOSDEM, OC3, RSAC, CC Summit, and OSFF.

For 2025, our strategy focuses on enhancing CCC’s presence through creative agency work, market analysis, community outreach, events, and educational resources. These initiatives aim to strengthen our mission while increasing engagement and visibility across industries.

We invite the community to contribute by submitting use cases, sharing insights, and participating in upcoming events. Your involvement is vital to shaping the future of Confidential Computing and driving collective progress.

Confidential Computing Messaging Guide was published on Jan 15, 2025.
Upcoming events:

The Confidential Computing Summit Returns for Year 3!

Mark your calendar for June 17-18 in San Francisco as the Confidential Computing Consortium collaborates with Opaque Systems for the third annual Confidential Computing Summit.

Bringing together the brightest minds in confidential computing, secure AI, and privacy-preserving technologies, the Summit will explore the transformative potential of generative AI across industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing while learning how to keep sensitive data secure.

Snag the Early Bird rate now and watch last year’s inspiring keynotes.

Call for Speakers: Deadline February 17

Have a real-world use case or breakthrough to share? Submit your session proposal and join the conversation shaping the future of confidential computing and trustworthy AI. Submit here.