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Finite State lands $30M Series B to help uncover security flaws in device firmware

TechCrunch

The funding lands amid increased focus on the less-secure elements in an organizations’ supply chain, such as Internet of Things devices and embedded systems. The problem, Finite State says, is largely fueled by device firmware, the foundational software that often includes components sourced from third-party vendors or open-source software.

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The year’s top 10 enterprise AI trends — so far

CIO

The potential impacts are reminiscent of the dawn of the Internet, and are likely to be just as transformative for businesses. The world has flipped since 2022,” says David McCurdy, chief enterprise architect and CTO at Insight. Open-source AI Open source has long been a driver of innovation in the AI space.

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Endor emerges from stealth with $25M to secure software supply chains

TechCrunch

An increasing percentage of the code that companies use to develop software is open source. In a 2018 survey by Tidelift, a software supply chain management platform, 92% of professional software developers said that their apps contained open source libraries. But Varun Badhwar argues that they don’t go far enough.

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria

TechCrunch

Founders : Alphas Sinja, Boya’s chief executive officer, has over eight years of experience in the banking and finance sectors. Robert Nyangate is the company’s CTO. What it says it does : Building an open-source webhooks infrastructure. Founded in: 2021. Team size: 8. Location: Lagos, Nigeria.

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Al-Qaeda Innovations Correlated To Unauthorized Disclosures By Snowden: Independent Verification Through Open Source Intelligence

CTOvision

As a reminder, Recorded Future brings insights from the global grid of the Internet into the hands of analysts and researchers. Analysts can use Recorded Future to visualize information in multiple intuitive ways that can help draw out insights from an incredible array of sources. They provide more meat and graphics here.

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25 Feb Cloudera Federal Forum in Tysons Corner: Amazing agenda filled with lessons learned and best practices

CTOvision

Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Proven Strategies for Promoting Innovation and Technology Adoption. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Data Security—What’s New and What’s Next?

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models.