The concept of open source software has shifted considerably from what some enterprises once thought about it. Any negative thoughts then were all misconceptions or not understanding what open source really is. Considering open source software is often free o...
Open source licensing isn’t very complicated as license agreements go. Even so, some people find it confusing, and businesses need to pay close attention to how the licenses work. Making a mistake in one direction can result in legal action. Erring in the oth...
Cybersecurity often seems like an expensive proposition to many companies. There are annual evaluations to make sure you’re maintaining compliance, expensive programs to put in place, and extensive measures that have to be taken in order to provide true prote...
Almost every developer relies to some degree on open source software, and it’s tough to beat the flexibility of open use and distribution licensing. However, it’s also critical that all developers understand how to control open source components. Th...
Les analyses du code revêtent une importance économique Les analyses de codes (sécurité, rendement…) représentent des thèmes d’une importance économique substantielle. Cette importance justifie la nécessité d’effectuer des mesures précises, à l’aide de métriq...
Malware has become a constant reality for most businesses. Ransomware alone cost around $5 billion in 2017–and those numbers are predicted to continue to rise in the coming years, potentially reaching as much as $11.5 billion by 2019. Prot...
When we think of security, especially the deep embedded and core measures introduced by DevSecOps, we often think of these measures in terms of insurance – and rightly so. We associate such security measures with protection, like keeping the software developm...
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) was the product of a conference of software developers in 1998 in Palo Alto, California. OSI has been established as a global non-profit organization that encourages, promotes, and protects open source software development and...
Working in the open source industry is a very rewarding career move, especially since the future of it looks bright. With statistics showing more companies are going to rely on open source applications in the future to save money buying commercial products, j...
DevOps has been a revolution in software development. It brings together software creation, deployment, and management into a single process. Development and operations may become a single team; if not, the teams work very closely together. The benefit is bet...
Many of the software products that everyone uses are open source. The Linux operating system, the Apache Web server, and a large number of software development systems are all open-source software. Their being open source is one of the reasons they’re so wide...
There is almost an endless list of reasons why application security is important to businesses. Those range from maintaining a positive brand image to preventing security breaches that impact the trust that your clients and shareholders have in your business....
App and software breaches can have lasting consequences. They also aren’t going anywhere. Finding vulnerabilities in your app and code early is critical. Maintaining strong security practices during and after development is essential to protecting your business.
