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Security problems with OSS

I agree with the security problem of OSS. According to Black Duck’s latest 2017 Open Source 360 Degree survey, “the effective management of open-source is not keeping pace with the increase in use.” The survey included 819 IT professionals, system architects, security experts and software developers from US and EMEA. Last year saw a remarkable rise in the usage of open source softwares by companies, confirmed by 60% of respondents of this survey. 55% believed that open source gives a boost to business innovation. Despite this, the concerns regarding security are there. 64% are worried about the disclosure of internal applications to misuse through weaknesses in open-source code, and 71% believe that using open-source may also reveal external apps to manipulate. There is also a… Continue Reading