There's a false sense of security around open source code, according to Trustwave researchers Brandon Myers and Assi Barak. Their deeper point was that open source code is prone to vulnerabilities ...

Open source security incidents aren't going away. The reliance on open source software (OSS) increases year-over-year, with more than 95% of all software, including open source, in some capacity. From ...

GitHub, Google, IBM, Red Hat, Microsoft, and VMware are just a few founding members of the Linux Foundation’s latest initiative that aims to smash open source software security bugs. OpenSSF’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is pleased to announce the initial release of the Open Source Project Security Baseline (OSPS Baseline). The ...

According to SAP research, over 80% of security attacks target software applications. To combat that risk, organisations can employ a variety of methods to detect and mitigate vulnerabilities that may ...

In February, The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) initiated the Open Source Project Security Baseline (OSPS Baseline) to establish minimum security requirements for ...

Earlier this year, a Microsoft developer realized that someone had inserted a backdoor into the code of open source utility XZ Utils, which is used in virtually all Linux operating systems. The ...

Significant security risks continue to be prevalent in open source software practices, a new report by the Linux Foundation, OpenSSF and Harvard University has found. The CENSUS III project was based ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

The former cyber security advisor to the White House, Howard A. Schmidt, says that while open source can be a valuable option in the corporate enterprise, vulnerabilities need to be a point of concern ...