Open Source Software and Cybersecurity: How unique is this problem?
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Open systems aren’t inherently less secure than their proprietary counterparts, and open source code is not inherently less secure than proprietary code. Instead, Open Source Software (OSS) poses familiar cybersecurity challenges. Despite this, focusing on the security of OSS is broadly beneficial.
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Open Source Software and Cybersecurity: How unique is this problem?
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Open Source Software and Cybersecurity: How unique is this problem?
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Open Source Software and Cybersecurity: How unique is this problem?
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Buy vs. Licence: Who Should Have Ownership of Software Source Code?
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Open Source Software and Cybersecurity: How unique is this problem?
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Buy vs. Licence: Who Should Have Ownership of Software Source Code?
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