Xebia

JUNE 12, 2020

Likely, a lot of the code you run is not code you wrote. The post A Review of Open Source Software Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on Xebia Blog. But what does that mean in terms of security? I’ll provide […].

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Synopsys

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Ignoring dependencies of a seller’s source code during an audit could lead to missed license compliance and security issues. The post Avoid anaphylactic shock by auditing dependencies in software due diligence appeared first on Application Security Blog.

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Synopsys

APRIL 28, 2023

Software due diligence is crucial in M&A, but to approach it strategically you must understand its key considerations and risks.

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Synopsys

AUGUST 19, 2022

Understanding the key aspects of software due diligence audits will help you know what to look for in a trusted M&A partner. The post The four most important aspects of software due diligence audits appeared first on Application Security Blog.

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Synopsys

MAY 12, 2023

Holistic software due diligence is a critical practice that helps private equity firms maximize their returns.

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Synopsys

JUNE 17, 2021

The vast majority of today’s applications are made up of open source components. The 2021 “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report , conducted by the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC), found that 75% of the 1,500+ codebases analyzed were composed of open source.

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Synopsys

JULY 28, 2023

Software due diligence should be considered a key process for PE and VC investors to help them move forward with investments, confidently.

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InfoWorld

APRIL 9, 2024

Synopsys has introduced Black Duck Supply Chain Edition , a software composition analysis (SCA) package that helps organizations mitigate upstream risk in software supply chains, including from AI code.

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Synopsys

MAY 26, 2023

Organizations should emphasize processes that connect the dots between software development practices, business risk and due diligence activities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Founded out of Berlin in 2021, Qdrant is targeting AI software developers with an open source vector search engine and database for unstructured data, which is an integral part of AI application development particularly as it relates to using real-time data that hasn’t been categorized or labeled.

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InfoWorld

APRIL 9, 2024

Synopsys has introduced Black Duck Supply Chain Edition , a software composition analysis (SCA) package that helps organizations mitigate upstream risk in software supply chains, including from AI code.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

A new company from the creators of the Godot game engine is setting out to grab a piece of the $200 billion global video game market — and to do so, it’s taking a cue from commercial open source software giant Red Hat. ” The open source factor. ” The open source factor. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Now, another new company has entered the community-led growth fray with a slightly different approach to the existing players, one focused on developer communities and with open source at its core. Similar to CRMs (customer relationship management software), we believe there will be a verticalization in the community software space.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Your products and services rely on software and data for nearly everything from product development to aftermarket support. You’ve become (or will become) what is, essentially, a software company CIO. So congratulations!

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Synopsys

MARCH 6, 2020

Learn why an open source security review is key in M&A due diligence, and about the impact of cloud environments on application security considerations. The post [Webinars] Open source in M&A due diligence, cloud application security appeared first on Software Integrity Blog.

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Synopsys

JULY 14, 2023

Software impacts tech and nontech businesses alike, which is why a strategic acquirer or PE firm always needs due diligence.

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Modus Create

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Today, I am excited to unveil a significant development in Modus Create’s commitment to open source — we have established Tweag as our open source program office (OSPO). Why we established an open source programming office Open source programming offices are more commonly seen from large product companies.

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Synopsys

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A Black Duck Audit provides a complete picture of the software risks in your acquisition target’s software or your own.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It had a lot of unstructured data sitting in a data lake, but the challenge was to find a way to execute on that data more quickly, something you could do with a data warehouse, but was more difficult in a data lake due to its unstructured nature. What open source-based startups can learn from Confluent’s success story.

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Synopsys

JULY 14, 2022

In this episode we discuss the importance of audit services in the M&A world and how to reap the benefits of your open source software. The post AppSec Decoded: Get the most out of your open source software appeared first on Application Security Blog.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

In this case, it was finding the right open source components to build his software. It definitely opened doors for us,” he said. As developers build modern software, they often use open source components to help build the application, and Openbase helps them find the best one for their purposes.

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Dzone - DevOps

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Why Is Code Review Important? Peer code review is a widely used technique by software engineering teams. The intuition is that if more software engineers review the code, there will be fewer bugs, and, in general, the maintainability of the code will be improved.

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Perficient

MAY 31, 2023

Open-Source vs. Proprietary Software – What’s the Difference? To thoroughly grasp what open source is, one should understand what it is not. Open-source software grants its users a degree of accessibility that is not possible through its proprietary counterpart.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

As Meltano CEO and GitLab veteran Douwe Maan told me, the original idea behind Meltano was to build an end-to-end data platform, but then the team narrowed its focus back to ELT again between 2020 and 2021, with the Singer open-source ELT tool as its core component. Now, with this new funding as a basis and the launch of Meltano 2.0

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 10/10-rated Log4Shell flaw in Log4j, an open source logging software that’s found practically everywhere, from online games to enterprise software and cloud data centers, claimed numerous victims from Adobe and Cloudflare to Twitter and Minecraft due to its ubiquitous presence. Image Credits: AppMap.

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Prisma Clud

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As vulnerabilities in open-source code continue to play a prominent role in headline-grabbing exploits, such as Heartbleed and Log4Shell, a hidden source of open-source risk flies under the radar — license noncompliance. A Primer on Open-Source Licenses.

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Synopsys

AUGUST 25, 2023

Parallels between the history of open source and the rise of AI in software development can teach us valuable AppSec lessons.

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David Heinemeier Hansson

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Perhaps our most productive one yet, in terms of total number of product improvements, new product developments, and open source extractions. Before I get into the actual open source gifts we were able to share this year, though, I think it’s important to remark on the fact that 37signals is not an open-source software company.

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Apiumhub

AUGUST 16, 2022

Code reviews were introduced with the intention of improving code quality, developers review each other’s code during a code review to ensure software quality, usually prior to merging the code. The code review process should not be limited to receiving only one-sided feedback.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

QA Wolf , a cloud-based platform designed to detect bugs in software, today exited stealth and announced a $20 million funding round led by Inspired Capital with participation from Notation Capital, Operator Partners and Thiel Capital and several angel investors (among them Peter Thiel). Neither, obviously, are very desirable scenarios.

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Modern CTO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today we’re talking to Matt van Itallie, Founder & CEO at Sema Software. We discuss the risks surrounding AI generated code, how to circumvent those risks with smarter software decisions, and we also get to catch up on life with Matt and Joel. To try Sema’s code monitor, click here. His motivation?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The EU — those guys who ensured we ended up with cookie banners on every damn website you’ve ever visited — are back at it with a new initiative that could have some major-league unintended consequences on open source software, Kyle reports.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Words mean everything : Microsoft came under fire recently by developers due to the way it worded a new policy banning profiting off of open source software, and while the company clawed back that policy, Paul provides a look at what all this will mean.

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Synopsys

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

New Synopsys Black Duck® engagement summary report summarizes a breadth of insights across all domains of software due diligence. Introducing the new engagement summary report Synopsys is offering a new Black Duck® audit report that summarizes the breadth of insights across all domains of software due diligence.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Heartex, a startup that bills itself as an “open source” platform for data labeling, today announced that it landed $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Redpoint Ventures. ” Software developers Malyuk, Maxim Tkachenko, and Nikolay Lyubimov co-founded Heartex in 2019.

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InfoWorld

MARCH 20, 2024

A significant portion of these IoT devices relies on the Linux operating system due to its flexibility, robustness, and open-source nature. In this article, we’ll explore some best practices for deploying software on large fleets of Linux-based IoT devices. To read this article in full, please click here

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Tenable

APRIL 16, 2024

As has become crystal clear in recent years thanks to events like Log4j’s Log4Shell vulnerability and the SolarWinds breach, software supply chain security is critical. At Tenable, protecting our software supply chain is a top priority. Ensuring the integrity of software artifacts across your entire software supply chain.

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