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70% of open-source components are poorly or no longer maintained (www.helpnetsecurity.com)

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The geographic distribution of open-source contributions introduces geopolitical risks that organizations must urgently consider, especially with rising nation-state attacks, according to Lineaje. Open-source code risks rise with anonymous contributions Microsoft estimates that its customers face 600 million cyberattacks daily, 24% of which are nation-state attackers targeting the IT sector. With software supporting increasingly vital systems, the origin of code has become a matter of national and economic security. 34% of open-source contributions come from the … More → The post 70% of open-source components are poorly or no longer maintained appeared first on Help Net Security.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago

Yeah after two biggest security fuck ups ever in one year on Azure (that were hushed) microsoft are the ones to sell the story about open-source bad cause unmaintained.