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NGA and DigitalGlobe Release Powerful Application To Community Under Open Source License

CTOvision

Available to the public through NGA’s GitHub account, the software can be useful in many situations,” said Chris Rasmussen, NGA’s public software development lead. Releasing MrGeo helps further the agency’s goal of increasing and streamlining co-creation efforts in software and unclassified data, said Rasmussen.

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Lazarus APT Continues to Exploit Log4j Vulnerability

SecureWorld News

Log4j is a widely-used open source Java logging library, and the vulnerability allowed threat actors to execute remote code on servers, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data breaches. Despite widespread awareness and patches issued by software developers, the vulnerability's exploitation remains a persistent threat.

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Enterprise software developers continue to use flawed code in apps

Network World

Companies that develop enterprise applications download over 200,000 open-source components on average every year and one in every 16 of those components has security vulnerabilities.

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Our Freemium Future: Development teams take advantage of free, entry-level versions of software 

CTOvision

These days, there’s a spectrum of choices: software code you can download, customize, and use for free (open source) at one end of the spectrum; pre-built software you can buy on perpetual license and install on-premises and customize at the other end of the spectrum; and, in the middle, software you can rent with a recurring subscription (SaaS).

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After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software

The Verge

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine draws on, consequences are being felt by many parts of the technology sector, including open-source software development. In addition, various content and malicious code can be embedded in freely distributed libraries used for software development.

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Code LLama 70B is your new AI coding assistant

Dataconomy

Code Llama 70B stands as one of the largest open-source AI models for code generation, setting a new benchmark in this field. Its aim is to automate software creation and modification, ultimately making software development more efficient, accessible, and creative.

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Looking Back: 6 Things ForAllSecure Accomplished in 2022

ForAllSecure

Mayhem Heroes secured over 1,400 open source projects. In April 2022, we launched the Mayhem Heroes program, working with developers across the country to integrate Mayhem into open source projects to perform automated testing and identify defects. The program is currently in phase two.