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Open Source

Open Source Risk Management: Beyond Vulnerability Scanning

Vulnerability scanning catches known CVEs. But open source risk goes deeper — license compliance, maintainer health, dependency freshness, and supply chain attacks.

Jan 5, 20263 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Abandoned Package Takeover: When Maintainers Walk Away

Abandoned packages are ticking time bombs in the supply chain. When maintainers disappear, attackers can take over package names and push malicious updates to millions of downstream projects.

Mar 5, 20245 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

How to Security Audit an Open Source Project Before Adoption

Adopting an open source dependency is a trust decision. This guide provides a structured methodology for evaluating the security posture of open source projects before adding them to your supply chain.

Jan 15, 20246 min read
Regional Security

Southeast Asia's Software Supply Chain Security Gap

Southeast Asia's booming tech sector is building fast but securing slowly. Supply chain attacks targeting the region are increasing, and most organizations lack basic visibility into their dependencies.

Oct 22, 20235 min read
Container Security

Trivy vs Grype: Container Scanning Head-to-Head

Compare Trivy and Grype on vulnerability database sources, scan speed, OS coverage, SBOM integration, and CI ergonomics to pick the right open source container scanner.

Oct 20, 20235 min read
Security Strategy

Open Source vs Commercial SCA Tools: An Honest Comparison

Free SCA tools have gotten remarkably good. Commercial tools still offer advantages. Here is when each makes sense for your organization.

Oct 8, 20234 min read
Open Source Security

Dependabot Security Updates: Behavior Deep Dive

A hands-on look at how Dependabot security updates behave in 2023 - PR grouping, semver strategy, transitive coverage, and alternatives when it misses a fix.

Sep 12, 20235 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Secure Package Publishing Checklist for Open Source Maintainers

Publishing a package to a public registry makes your code part of thousands of supply chains. This checklist covers the security controls that responsible maintainers implement before and during publication.

Aug 28, 20237 min read
Compliance & Regulations

EU Cyber Resilience Act: Impact on Software Developers and Open Source

The EU's Cyber Resilience Act will impose mandatory cybersecurity requirements on all software sold in Europe. Here's what developers need to know.

Jun 5, 20236 min read
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