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As more and more companies rely on open source components in their software, securing these components becomes increasingly important.
This was the premise of a Google event today in which open source experts highlighted the many issues in securing open source software. The discussion also included topics on what companies should prioritize, and what steps to take to improve the overall status of open source security, according to Dark Reading.
Synopsys notes that the average software program relies on at least 500 open source libraries and components, a 77% growth from 298 dependencies in 2 years. More than 75% of the code in the average software application consisted of open source libraries and components, 84% of applications had at least one vulnerability, and the average application had 158.
In a talk on open source…
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