Open source software has facilitated the rapid evolution of application development and shortened development cycles. As with any new advancement in technology, there can be risks associated with open source components, which organizations must identify, prioritize, and address. Open source vulnerabilities can leave sensitive data exposed to a breach, complex license requirements can jeopardize your intellectual property, and outdated libraries can place unnecessary support and maintenance burdens on your development teams.
A way to reduce these risks is to add Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to your software kitchen (so to speak) to complement the software security tools that are most likely already in use. The real key is to select an SCA solution that can be fully integrated with your software development tools, supports internal and external standards for risk tolerance and compliance, and gets detailed insight into the hands of people who need it.
Checkmarx is the global leader in software security solutions for modern enterprise software development. Checkmarx delivers the industry’s most comprehensive Software Security Platform that unifies with DevOps and provides static and interactive application security testing, software composition analysis and developer AppSec awareness and training programs to reduce and remediate risk from software vulnerabilities. Checkmarx is trusted by more than 40 percent of the Fortune 100 and half of the Fortune 50, including leading organizations such as SAP, Samsung and Salesforce.com.