By Harsh Vardhan Mahawar This blog post encapsulates my experience and contributions during the Linux Foundation Mentorship Program under the Confidential Computing Consortium. The core objective of this mentorship was to advance the standardization of remote attestation procedures, a critical facet of establishing trust in dynamic and distributed computing environments. Through focusing on the IETF's…
We’re thrilled to welcome Tinfoil as the newest start-up member of the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC)! Tinfoil is an open source platform delivering cryptographically verifiable privacy for AI workloads. Their mission is to make it safe to process sensitive data through powerful AI models—without compromising user privacy. By leveraging confidential computing technologies, including NVIDIA’s confidential…
The recordings from the Confidential Computing Consortium Mini Summit at Open Source Summit North America 2025 are now available. All sessions have been uploaded to the CCC YouTube channel, featuring a range of insightful talks from across the confidential computing ecosystem. If you missed the summit or want to revisit any of the sessions, be…
We’re thrilled to welcome Mainsail Industries as the newest start-up member of the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC)! As pioneers in secure edge virtualization, Mainsail is joining a global community of leaders who are shaping the future of confidential computing—together. About Mainsail Industries Mainsail Industries is on a mission to deliver the world's most secure edge…
In today's issue, learn about: From the Executive Director Outreach Upcoming Events From the TAC Recent News Welcome to our latest newsletter! The June 2025 CCC newsletter spotlights recent events the CCC community has participated in, as well as technical updates on Coconut SVSM and Glossary. Read all the details below! From the Executive Director…
Last month saw the annual gathering of engineers and experts from across the Arm ecosystem for the Linaro Connect 2025 conference, which this year took place in Lisbon. Read our earlier blog post for a preview and some background about this event. As promised, confidential computing was an important theme at this year’s conference. Highlights…
In Today's Issue From the Executive Director Outreach: RSAC Retro Upcoming Events From the TAC Recent News Welcome to our latest newsletter! The May 2025 CCC newsletter spotlights growing momentum in Confidential Computing through key updates from RSA Conference, outreach activities, and technical advancements such as the SPDM Tools project. It also highlights upcoming events,…
EQTY Lab, a pioneering startup dedicated to securing the future of artificial intelligence, is joining the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC) as a Startup Member. Known for its innovative work in cryptographic AI governance, EQTY Lab has developed technologies that bring integrity, transparency, and accountability to high-stakes AI deployments across sectors like the public sector, life…
This year’s Linaro Connect conference in Lisbon promises to be a landmark event for the confidential computing community. With multiple talks, workshops, and roundtables focused on trusted execution environments, attestation, and supply chain trust, confidential computing has emerged as an important theme of the 2025 conference. Among the highlights: a keynote address from Mike Bursell,…
This post was originally shared on deverlopers.tiktok.com By Dayeol Lee, Research Scientist at TikTok Privacy Innovation Lab, and Mateus Guzzo, Open Source Advocate At FOSDEM 2025, Dayeol Lee, a Research Scientist at TikTok's Privacy Innovation Lab, introduced ManaTEE, an open-source framework designed to facilitate privacy-preserving data analytics for public research. The framework integrates Privacy-Enhancing Techniques (PETs),…
By Dan Middleton, Intel Senior Principal Engineer and Chair, CCC Technical Advisory Council The term container can be ambiguous. Here are 3 different representations of what people might mean by a container. I'm often posed with questions about Confidential Computing and containers. Often, the question is something to the effect of, “Does Confidential Computing work…
The SIMI Group, Inc. (SIMI), a pioneer in health information exchange and analytics services since 1996, continues to push boundaries in public health and healthcare informatics. By addressing critical data gaps across public health agencies, healthcare systems, community organizations, payers, pharmaceutical companies, and researchers, SIMI delivers near real-time situation awareness while prioritizing privacy. Their expertise…
We are thrilled to announce that MITRE has joined the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC), further solidifying its commitment to advancing cybersecurity innovation. As a leader in providing technical expertise to the U.S. MITRE's participation will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of secure cloud computing. A New Era of Cloud Security With the…
Adopting on-demand computing for sensitive and private workloads is critical in today’s interconnected and data-driven world. We need simple, fast, and reliable security mechanisms to protect data, code, and runtimes to achieve this. The Confidential Computing Consortium’s new Messaging Guide is a comprehensive resource that explores how Confidential Computing (CC) addresses these challenges and supports…
The Confidential Computing Consortium proudly announces the first community release of ManaTEE, an open-source framework for private data analytics. Originally developed by TikTok as a privacy solution for secure data collaboration, ManaTEE is now open-sourced and part of the Linux Foundation’s Confidential Computing Consortium. Highlights of the Community Release: Easy Deployment: Test ManaTEE locally with minikube, no cloud…
We are excited to announce that Applied Blockchain has rejoined the Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC) as a General Member, reinforcing its longstanding commitment to advancing innovation in Confidential Computing and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology. This move aligns with CCC's mission to enhance trust and privacy in business applications and marks a continued dedication to…
December's Issue: Adieu, 2024. Outreach Year In Review Quick Snapshot Executive Director Year In Review TAC Year In Review CCC Mentorships are Open! Community News Welcome to the December edition of our newsletter - your guide to awesome happenings in our CCC community. We're excited to continue to connect with you and help drive innovation.…
January 6, 2025 Author: Sal Kimmich The rapid adoption of AI and data-driven technologies has revolutionized industries, but it has also exposed a critical tension: the need to balance robust security with explainability. Traditionally, these two priorities have been at odds. High-security systems often operate in opaque “black box” environments, while efforts to make AI…
Author: Sal Kimmich The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), a landmark regulation from the European Union, is reshaping the landscape of information and communication technology (ICT) security for financial entities. Designed to strengthen operational resilience, DORA mandates comprehensive measures to protect ICT systems against disruptions and cyber threats, ensuring the continuity of critical financial services.…
At ACSAC 2024 (Annual Computer Security Applications Conference), the esteemed Cybersecurity Artifact Award was presented to the "Rapid Deployment of Confidential Cloud Applications with Gramine" project for its innovative approach to enhancing cloud security. The project stood out for enabling the secure deployment of confidential applications in cloud environments while ensuring the protection of sensitive…
