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Irresponsible usage of open source could result in litigation risk, lowered valuation, loss of market opportunity, and damaged reputation which could impact sales and the recruitment of top talent.
Three approaches to mitigating risk in using open source include manual audits, semi-automated compliance, and continuous compliance. There are pros and cons to each approach, but continuous compliance fits best for companies leveraging agile development methodologies, DevOps, and CI/CD technology tools.
Mitigating IP Risk: Three Strategies to Ensure Open Source Compliance discusses:
Up to 90% of any piece of software is from open source, creating countless dependencies and areas of risk to manage. FOSSA is the most reliable automated policy engine for security management, license compliance, and code quality across the open source stack.
With FOSSA, engineering, security, and legal teams all get complete and continuous risk mitigation for the entire software supply chain, integrated into each of their existing workflows.
FOSSA enables organizations like Slack, Snapchat, Okta, Puppet, Epic Games, and UiPath to manage their open source at scale and drive continuous innovation.
