During the last few years, the adoption of open-source solutions has grown tremendously. It has multiple advantages. One of them, in many cases, is the low or no cost it has, another refers to the possibility of contributing to its improvement or customizing it to suit your needs. However, it is good not to ignore the risks involved in its adoption since Due to community building and its largely unregulated distribution, the use of open source software carries a number of risks, including some cybersecurity risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First things first, many companies and products – 90% by some estimates – use at least one open source component, even if they are not aware of it. Open source software is software whose code is available for public inspection, modification, and improvement. Typically, this software is created through community collaboration and is maintained and updated on a voluntary basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Open source software can be used under a variety of licenses, depending on what the creators have implemented. Linux OS, Apache Web Server, WordPress are an example of what this is and something we must never forget is that even open source security programs themselves could further compromise our network infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n