Security News > 2021 > April > Improve Your Cyber Security Posture by Combining State of the Art Security Tools
Open source is not a security risk per se; it's more secure than proprietary software in many ways! With the code being publicly available, it's a lot easier for the surrounding community to identify vulnerabilities, and fixes can be done quickly.
The most common aspect of open-source security is, like explained above, vulnerabilities.
You get a better overview of vulnerabilities and licenses while having to spend less time and energy on manual security work.
Debricked uses an array of sources, not just the traditional ones, to build their vulnerability database.
Since the most common aspect of open-source security is vulnerabilities, it is important you get the right data and can base your decisions on what risks you should mitigate.
While Debricked provides the vulnerability data, securiCAD will analyze the architecture from a proactive and holistic point of view.
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