Ensuring the security of the open-source software that modern organizations depend on is a crucial responsibility of the open source maintainers, especially as attacks on the software supply chain are increasingly common, according to Tidelift. Open source software security In response, the US government initiated a large-scale cybersecurity initiative beginning with White House Executive Order 14028: Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, which led to a codification of secure development best practices in the NIST Secure Software … More
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