The Rust Foundation, the non-profit shepherd of the Rust programming language, has formed a dedicated security team to assess and advance the security of the language.
The team is intended to support the broader Rust community with the highest level of security talent and help ensure the reliability of the language. While there sometimes has been a perception that, because Rust ensures memory safety, the language is 100% secure, Rust can be vulnerable like any other language, said Bec Rumbul, foundation executive director, in a statement released September 13. Proactive measures are warranted to protect and sustain Rust, she said.