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Know Your Systems: DORA forces you to!

Open source in focus: Dora, vulnerabilities and the security of the software supply chain In a world where open source...

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Quickstart: DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)

  What is DORA? DORA stands for Digital Operational Resilience Act. DORA is EU regulation aiming at financial institutions which...

13 Things Auto Manufacturers Should Do to Manage Open Source License Compliance

13 Things Auto Manufacturers Should Do to Manage Open Source License Compliance

Open source software (OSS) is driving the automobile industry into the future. Automakers are looking to the advancement of integrated...

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Open Source Monitor 2023

Bitkom has just published the brand new Bitkom Open Source Monitor 2023. Bitkom is the digital association in Germany; its...

Compliance & security: Limits of Open Source freedom

Compliance & security: Limits of Open Source freedom

Developing software is a bit like playing LEGO: You assemble thousands of Open Source (OSS) components into a new product....

SBOMs: Alles über Software-Transparenz It's all about Software Transparency

SBOMs: It’s All About Transparency into the Complexity of Your Software

In this article Kendra Morton, Product Marketing Team Leader at Revenera, discusses how the software industries relies on open source...

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Bitkom Open Source Monitor 2021

Bitkom Open Source Monitor 2021 Bitkom just released the brand new Bitkom Open Source Monitor 2021. Bitkom is Germany’s digital...

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(Deutsch) Versteckte Risiken in Softwaresystemen

Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Open Source Software (OSS) ist überall und ist für die moderne Software-Entwicklung...

Open source is essential. Are you addressing the hidden compliance and security costs?

Open source is essential. Are you addressing the hidden compliance and security costs?

The more ubiquitous open source software becomes, the greater potential it has to bring hidden risk to organizations because of...

Auditing Linux

Auditing Linux

Identifying all copyright holders, licenses and license obligations within a Linux distribution is one of the most complex and tedious...