The 2020 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) Report includes insights and recommendations to help security, risk, legal, and development teams better understand the open source security and license risk landscape. Join Tim Mackey, Principal Security Strategist from Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center, as he discusses how teams can use the data from the 2020 ...

What open source components are in use? We found that 124 open source components were commonly used across the codebases of all 17 industries. The top five open source components (based on the percentage of codebases containing that component) included: jQuery: a JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML Bootstrap: a CSS framework directed at responsive, ...

Why do we need static analysis? To uncover potential violations of coding standards To evaluate the efficacy of security controls and coding constructs that have been implemented to satisfy specific security requirements To provide a way for developers to learn about and remediate security defects To review code for adherence to secure coding standards, best ...

DevSecOps has moved security front and center in the world of modern development; however, security and development teams are driven by different metrics, making objective alignment challenging. This is further exacerbated by the fact that most security teams lack an understanding of modern application development practices. The move to microservices-driven architectures and the use of ...

In a world that runs on software, organizations face a big challenge: Writing good software. As software becomes increasingly complex, ensuring that it is reliable and secure becomes more difficult. Opportunities to make mistakes abound. This is true for purchased software, custom-developed internal and commercial software, and software delivered as a service. It is particularly ...

The 2020 OSSRA includes insights and recommendations to help security, risk, legal, and development teams better understand the open source security and license risk landscape. To help organizations develop secure, high-quality software, the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) publishes research that supports strong cyber security practices. Our annual OSSRA report provides an in-depth snapshot of ...

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Proactive security saves time and money, but it is not going to be enough. A security program is what you need to put in place to lower your exposure across the board.

A successful software security journey is an exercise in endurance. As you travel you’ll build strength and skills that make the process more streamlined and efficient. If you make, manage, or purchase software, you need to address software security. Prepare for the adventure by making sure you have the right things in your pack.

As industries, faced with challenges related to the cybersecurity of connected systems and devices, create new standards that help address these challenges they often only articulate the best practices for secure software development. Notably missing is a standardized method that validates and verifies the security of systems or products created through such practices.