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Why should open source software be reviewed?

April 26, 2017open source reviewed Software

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Why should open source software be reviewed?

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There are numerous reasons to examine open source software for security defects. As consumers of open source software, helping these same projects to improve the quality of their code benefits us as end-users. Also, many developers learn by example and use open source software for their education. We’ve found that developers often repeat the security defects found in open source projects in their own projects. Encouraging open source projects to practice better security has a trickled down effect on the developer community as a whole.