Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When a new cybersecurity vulnerability is discovered, it gets a snazzy name, media coverage, and major accolades for the researcher. But what about the person who stays up late writing, testing, and deploying the patch to fix it?
In this talk from the Ubuntu Summit, Diogo shines a spotlight on the massive perception and resource imbalance between those that discover vulnerabilities and those that fix them. With the rise of AI making it easier than ever to find flaws, our open source maintainers are facing a never-ending ocean of pressure. How do we keep people interested in doing this critical, difficult work?
Diogo shares actionable ways the tech community can better acknowledge, incentivize, and financially support the unsung heroes who help to make open source software more secure for everyone.
About Diogo Sousa
Diogo is the Security Engineering Manager at Canonical.
š Ubuntu Summit 26.04 is a showcase for the innovative and the ambitious.
Find out more: ubuntu.com/summit
šSubscribe. Fuel your curiosity.
youtube.com/UbuntuOS
When a new cybersecurity vulnerability is discovered, it gets a snazzy name, media coverage, and major accolades for the researcher. But what about the person who stays up late writing, testing, and deploying the patch to fix it?
In this talk from the Ubuntu Summit, Diogo shines a spotlight on the massive perception and resource imbalance between those that discover vulnerabilities and those that fix them. With the rise of AI making it easier than ever to find flaws, our open source maintainers are facing a never-ending ocean of pressure. How do we keep people interested in doing this critical, difficult work?
Diogo shares actionable ways the tech community can better acknowledge, incentivize, and financially support the unsung heroes who help to make open source software more secure for everyone.
About Diogo Sousa
Diogo is the Security Engineering Manager at Canonical.
š Ubuntu Summit 26.04 is a showcase for the innovative and the ambitious.
Find out more: ubuntu.com/summit
šSubscribe. Fuel your curiosity.
youtube.com/UbuntuOS
