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Most Applications Contain Vulnerable Open Source Libraries

Modern software development relies on open source libraries, even for those applications that are sold commercially and aren’t open source. A pair of reports from Veracode and Synopsys illustrate how these components are introducing vulnerabilities into these applications.

Open Source, Application Security, Javascript

GitHub Expands Scanning to Find Security Flaws in Code

The goal for secure software isn’t to never have vulnerabilities, but to be able to find vulnerabilities as soon as possible so that they can be fixed. GitHub has expanded its code scanning capabilities to make it easier for developers to identify flaws in projects that are managed on its platform.

Open Source, Github, Vulnerability, Appdev

Industry Alliance to Make Security Products Work Together

Some of the biggest names in security have banded together for a new industry initiative to make it easier for different security technologies to work together.

Open Source, Partnership

GitHub Beefs Up Code Scanning With Semmle

Keeping software secure isn't just the developer's job. GitHub is strengthening its ecosystem with tools for developers, researchers, and project maintainers to identify and fix software vulnerabilities.

Application Security, Open Source, Vulnerability

Open Source Software Needs Funding, Not Bug Bounty Programs

Bug bounty programs fill a need, but the European Union's offer to pay bug bounties for vulnerabilities in open source forgets one thing: projects don't need more flaws. Open source projects need people to fix the flaws.

Software Security, Open Source, Bug Bounty