
The top three differences between an open source audit and an open source scan
Understanding the differences between an open source audit and an open source scan will help you determine which approach is best for your organization. One of the biggest challenges of helping organizations determine the correct approach to managing their open source usage is the range of risk profiles, standards, and even definitions of “audits” and …
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Custom and variant licenses: What’s in the fine print?
An open source audit reveals much about modern software. A thorough one will draw attention to license issues that go beyond typical open source license conflicts. The baseline finding of an audit is a complete, accurate software Bill of Materials (SBOM) of open source and third-party software in the code. That’s table stakes to providing analysis about …
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I have my Black Duck Audit reports; What’s next?
Get the most out of your Black Duck Open Source Audit by understanding the report components and next steps you need to take. Black Duck® Open Source Audit reports provide a tremendous amount of information. We have been performing audits and delivering results to customers for over 15 years, and we continue to seek to …
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2022 OSSRA discovers 88% of organizations still behind in keeping open source updated
Open source is everywhere, as is the need to properly manage it. Get the latest open source trends from the 2022 OSSRA report. It’s the time of the year when Spring is springing, and we release the annual Synopsys Open Source Security and Risk (OSSRA) report, with the 7th edition of OSSRA out this week. This year’s …