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Companies turn a blind eye to open source risk

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Oct 17, 2017

We can’t lose sight that open source is indeed a clear win. Ready-to-go code gets products out the door faster, which is important given the lightning pace of the software space. However, most software engineers don’t track open source use, and most software executives don’t realize there’s a gap and a security/compliance risk.

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