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5 ways to find and fix open source vulnerabilities

July 17, 2018 admin Business, Open Source, open source code, Security world, vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

A recent discovery of surreptitious execution of cryptomining code by a sandboxed app, riding piggyback on the open source software (OSS) ecosystem, raises pertinent questions about open source vulnerabilities. Here are five ways developers can find and fix vulnerabilities and their dependencies.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Managing open-source mobile security and privacy for activists worldwide | Salted Hash Ep 18

February 12, 2018 admin Mobile, Mobile Security, Open Source, Security

Nathan Freitas, who heads The Guardian Project, talks with host Steve Ragan and senior writer J.M. Porup about the group's easy-to-use secure apps, open-source software libraries, and customized mobile devices being used around the world.

ComputerWorld Independent

HackerOne offers bug bounty service for free to open-source projects

March 3, 2017 admin Application Security, Open Source, Security

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:41:00 -0800

HackerOne, the company behind one of the most popular vulnerability coordination and bug bounty platforms, has decided to make its professional service available to open-source projects for free.

“Here at HackerOne, open source runs through our veins,” the company’s representatives said in a blog post. “Our company, product, and approach is built on, inspired by, and driven by open source and a culture of collaborative software development. As such, we want to give something back.”

HackerOne is a platform that makes it easier for companies to interact with security researchers, triage their reports, and reward them. Very few companies have the necessary resources to build and maintain bug bounty programs on their own with all the logistics that such efforts involve, much less so open-source projects that are mostly funded through donations.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Self-protection is key to Linux kernel security

January 26, 2017 admin IDG Insider, linux, Open Source, Security

Linux has quietly taken over the world. The operating system now powers the large datacenters that make all our cloud applications and services possible, along with billions of Android devices and internet-connected gadgets that comprise the internet of things (IoT). Even the systems that handle the day-to-day operations on the International Space Station run Linux.

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