 The OSVDB was founded in August 2002 and was launched in March 2004.In its primitive beginning, newly identified vulnerabilities were investigated by site members and explanations were detailed on the website.However, as the necessity for the service thrived, the need for dedicated staff resulted in the inception of the Open Security Foundation (OSF) which was founded as a non-profit organisation in 2005 to provide funding for security projects and primarily the OSVDB.