Security News > 2018 > September > Downloads of known vulnerable open source components increase 120%

Sonatype today released its fourth annual State of the Software Supply Chain Report, which reveals the widespread use of vulnerable software components by businesses around the world. While open source continues to be a key driver of innovation – with software developers downloading more than 300 billion open source components in the past 12 months – hackers are exploiting this growing trend, and even beginning to inject vulnerabilities directly into open source projects. The findings … More → The post Downloads of known vulnerable open source components increase 120% appeared first on Help Net Security.

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