Jared Marcotte

Jared Marcotte is President of The Turnout, where he leads work on solutions at the intersection of policy and technology for public‑sector infrastructure. He helped develop the RABET‑V verification program with the Center for Internet Security, advancing fast, rigorous, repeatable security assessments for technology. His work also includes stewardship of open data standards through projects like the Voting Information Project’s nationwide structured data repository. An experienced programmer and UI/UX designer, Jared advocates for transparency, accessibility, and interoperable civic technologies that strengthen secure, open‑source ecosystems across domains.


Session

09-02
11:00
30min
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Practical Security Review of Popular Open-Source GIS Libraries
Jared Marcotte, Robert Cheetham

This talk shares results from a security review of widely used open‑source GIS libraries using a lightweight SAST and SBOM methodology. Attendees will learn how common patterns create risk and how simple, repeatable practices can strengthen the security and resilience of geospatial tools.

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