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Open-source software: The ultimate in reuse or a risk not worth taking? (Mead et al., IEEE Computer)

I’m happy to report that the 33rd article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. As always, please consider writing an article proposal!

TitleOpen-source software: The ultimate in reuse or a risk not worth taking?
KeywordsNone
AuthorsNancy R. Mead, Carol Woody, Scott Hissam
PublicationComputer vol. 58, no. 2 (February 2025), pp. 78-83.

Abstract: Open-source software components are widely used to improve software development cost and schedule. However, in order to have confidence in open-source software, more work is needed to adequately measure the cybersecurity risks associated with the use of open-source software components. This article discusses these measurement challenges.

As always, the article is freely available (local copy).

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