The Security Risk of Using Open Source Software

Опубликовано: 01 Март 2026
на канале: BCS Open Source Specialist Group
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Presented by St. John Harold

A key aspect of Governance is understanding the risks associated with using Open Source Software. This session will focus on what we have defined as compliance risks, explaining our reasons for linking compliance with security within the OSS domain covering the compliance of confidentiality, integrity, availability but also looking at privacy and the certification of OSS. This is based on recent research into the wider area of OSS risks.