Source: Palamida

Date: March 2008

Type: White Paper

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Overview: This paper examines the benefits of shifting your security focus to the Open Source Software components in your application layer. Prevalence of Open Source Software in typical company's software and products as well as potential security vulnerabilities and possible solutions to undocumented OSS code are also reviewed in detail.

Application security is more susceptible than ever in today's dynamic application development landscape. Most applications, internal and external, developed within the last five years, include at least 30% open source (OSS) and third-party components. And by 2010, open source products will be well established in 75% or more of mainstream enterprises. While important to a company's bottom line, this increase in OSS usage presents a huge security challenge to organizations industry-wide. The root cause of many application security vulnerabilities lies in the application source code. The problem is that the sheer size of a code base coupled with the number of contributing developers makes it nearly impossible for companies to get an accurate assessment of their software assets, much less a clear understanding of the vulnerabilities associated with the adopted code.

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