Today, Uzair Gadit, Founder & CEO of Dubai-based Secure.com ( https://www.secure.com/ ), published new analysis: “Open Source Dependency Risk Management,” which begins with the reminder that most apps today run on open source code, and 84% of those codebases carry at least one known security vulnerability.
He discusses why open source dependency risk management is important to SMBs, MSSPs and enterprises alike, noting that:
- Scale makes manual tracking impossible,
- Attackers know developers trust open source,
- Regulatory pressure is rising,
- Unfixed vulnerabilities compound over time, and
- License misuse can cost millions.
In addition to examining some common risks of O/S dependencies, such as security vulnerabilities, malware injections, transitive dependencies and unmaintained code, the analysis offers specific risk reduction recommendations.
These include enforcing a quality gate on coding, and effective tracking to measure open dependency risks over time, as well as their severity and the organization’s resolution speed.
The recommendations are timely, given that Sam Sabin of Axios reported today that volunteers “who keep open-source software running and secure are being flooded with reports from an unlikely source: autonomous AI agents… The vast majority of this software is maintained by volunteers who were already struggling to keep up with the deluge of reports about security flaws. Now, maintainers tell Axios their inboxes are being inundated by a wave of AI-written reports that lack specific details and legitimate errors.“
Open Source Dependency Risk Management: Most apps today run on open source code — and 84% of those codebases carry at least one known security vulnerability: https://www.secure.com/blog/open-source-dependency-risk-management
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Secure.com Speaks To Reducing Open Source Dependency Risks
Today, Uzair Gadit, Founder & CEO of Dubai-based Secure.com ( https://www.secure.com/ ), published new analysis: “Open Source Dependency Risk Management,” which begins with the reminder that most apps today run on open source code, and 84% of those codebases carry at least one known security vulnerability.
He discusses why open source dependency risk management is important to SMBs, MSSPs and enterprises alike, noting that:
In addition to examining some common risks of O/S dependencies, such as security vulnerabilities, malware injections, transitive dependencies and unmaintained code, the analysis offers specific risk reduction recommendations.
These include enforcing a quality gate on coding, and effective tracking to measure open dependency risks over time, as well as their severity and the organization’s resolution speed.
The recommendations are timely, given that Sam Sabin of Axios reported today that volunteers “who keep open-source software running and secure are being flooded with reports from an unlikely source: autonomous AI agents… The vast majority of this software is maintained by volunteers who were already struggling to keep up with the deluge of reports about security flaws. Now, maintainers tell Axios their inboxes are being inundated by a wave of AI-written reports that lack specific details and legitimate errors.“
Open Source Dependency Risk Management: Most apps today run on open source code — and 84% of those codebases carry at least one known security vulnerability: https://www.secure.com/blog/open-source-dependency-risk-management
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