Google has pledged to fund a new open source security project hosted by the Linux Foundation to the tune of $ 1 million. Called the Secure Open Source (SOS) Rewards program, this pilot project improves the security of critical open source applications by providing qualified developers with monetary rewards of $ 10,000 or more for
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology‘s (MeitY) plans to find customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions developed on free and open source software (FOSS) that it could organize on its own platforms and use them in the future to develop other interfaces for citizens similar to an Aarogya Setu app or
Read moreMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology‘s (MeitY) is looking to find free and open source software (FOSS) based customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions that it could deploy on its own platforms and use them in the future to develop other interfaces for citizens similar to an Aarogya Setu app or
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Few companies are as committed to the cause of open source software as Google LLC, and as an emphasis on this point, the company said today that it is sponsoring the Linux Foundation’s new Secure Open Source pilot program. The SOS program is an initiative that promises to financially reward developers for improving the security
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Cachet is a program that allows users to perform tasks such as list service components, report issues, and customize the appearance of their status page, among other things. Researchers have warned that numerous security holes in Cachet’s open-source status page system can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and steal sensitive data. However, three
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Fixes released for flaws in the status page management system Multiple security vulnerabilities in the open source Cachet status page system could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and steal sensitive data, the researchers warned. Cachet is a project that allows users to perform tasks such as listing service components, reporting incidents, and customizing
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One of the great virtues of open source software – that anyone can contribute – is also one of its greatest weaknesses. The problem is that the supply chain type process by which projects involving multiple contributors come together is based to a large extent on the belief that no one will introduce malicious code
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Emma Woollacott September 17, 2021 at 12:54 UTC Updated: September 21, 2021 at 11:52 UTC Tech giant to support security reviews of eight projects, including Git, Lodash and Laravel After pledging $ 100 million for open source security improvements last month, Google is sponsoring security reviews of eight projects in a partnership with the Open
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Open source software projects – the foundations of the global software ecosystem – are improving to update vulnerable dependencies faster, but at the same time, they face more cyber attacks and a significant volume of critical vulnerabilities. The security of open source software projects overall has improved over the past decade, with the average time
Read moreOpen source software is non-proprietary software that can allow collaboration and modification between developers. While developers are generally encouraged to view, modify, and improve open source software, licenses are always attached to applications with varying requirements. Popular open source software applications include Mozilla Firefox, LibreOffice, and VLC Media Player. Visit Insider’s Technical Reference Library for
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