2018 Open Source Audit Findings: How Do You Stack Up? - ERP Spain.com - España y América Latina

Open source components are the foundation of modern applications, but ineffective management around open source can lead to serious risks and unwanted media attention when security flaws lead to data breaches. The Black Duck by Synopsys 2018 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) examines the previous year’s open source and security news and analyzes trends based on the audits of more than 1,100 codebases. Not surprisingly, 96% of the audited codebases contained open source components, and nearly 78% of the codebases contained at least one vulnerability. As the percentage of open source in codebases continues to grow, it’s clear that open source management practices need to improve. In this webinar, open source expert Tim Mackey will walk through the report’s findings in depth and discuss strategies companies can use to minimize open source security risk while maximizing the benefits open source provides