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Open Source Security

Contextual project classification for SCA accuracy

Flat SCA scanning treats every dependency the same, burying real risk under test-path noise. Here's how contextual project classification fixes accuracy — and where Mend.io falls short.

May 23, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

The Quiet Consolidation of SCA, SAST, and Container Scann...

A wave of PE buyouts and platform acquisitions is quietly folding SCA, SAST, and container scanning into fewer, bigger AppSec platforms. Here's what's driving it.

May 22, 20268 min read
Open Source Security

Automated dependency updates and patch management

How automated dependency updates actually close the patch gap—where Mend.io's approach falls short, and what reachability, provenance, and policy-as-code add.

May 21, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

ROI of automated dependency management (Renovate Enterprise)

Automated dependency updates promise real ROI, but Renovate Enterprise's PR-scheduling model often stalls at the review bottleneck. Here's how to measure the real numbers.

May 21, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Malicious packages and malware campaigns: the new reality...

Malicious open source packages don't wait for a CVE. See how npm worms, xz utils, and typosquats evade legacy SCA — and what real detection requires.

May 21, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

react-native-encrypted-storage: A Practical Security Guide

What react-native-encrypted-storage does, how it wraps iOS Keychain and Android EncryptedSharedPreferences, its maintenance status, and how it compares to react-native-secure-storage.

May 19, 20266 min read
Open Source Security

Building an Open Source Risk Intelligence Platform: Beyond Vulnerability Scanning

Vulnerability scanning is one dimension of open source risk. A true risk intelligence platform must also evaluate maintainer health, project sustainability, licensing, and malicious package threats.

May 16, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

Maven Central's January 2025 Sigstore Validation Launch: Bringing Java Provenance to the Central Publisher Portal

Sonatype's Central Publisher Portal began validating Sigstore signature bundles in January 2025 alongside the existing PGP requirement. Here is the defender view of how the Java ecosystem's provenance story is finally catching up.

May 15, 20267 min read
Open Source Security

What is the BSD license? Top 10 questions answered

The BSD license explained: its 0-, 2-, 3-, and 4-clause variants, how it differs from MIT and GPL, and which real projects run on it.

May 9, 20268 min read

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