In the vibrant arena of software development, open-source software (OSS) has emerged as a vital catalyst for spurring innovation, nurturing collaboration, and boosting cost efficiency. OSS projects have seen explosive growth, with millions of dedicated developers contributing to a jaw-dropping 44 million repositories on GitHub alone. While the OSS ecosystem has unlocked great potential, it has also spawned significant security challenges, highlighting the pressing need for more robust measures to safeguard these widely used packages. Research by Synopsys shows that nearly 85% of organizations faced at least one open-source vulnerability in the past year. Moreover, notorious security incidents like the […]
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