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vulnerability assessment
Also known as: vulnerability assessment, vulnerability assessments, vulnerability analysis
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Open source software best practices and supply chain risk ... - GOV.UK gov.uk Mar 3, 2025 5 facts
claimRegular vulnerability assessments and static application security testing are resource-intensive and require significant investment in personnel unless automation is utilized.
claimSecurity tools for open source software (OSS) can be used to automate vulnerability assessments, manage licensing, enforce OSS policies, and generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs).
claimRegular vulnerability assessments are a management practice used to identify, prioritize, and apply patches to systems and software to address security vulnerabilities.
claimSoftware composition analysis (SCA) can be used to conduct regular vulnerability assessments, be implemented as part of the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, and be used to enforce an open-source software policy (Alvarenga, 2023a).
claimRegular vulnerability assessments are considered a best practice for managing security risks associated with open source software (OSS) because they help organizations keep up with the large volume of OSS components and the high frequency of new vulnerabilities discovered annually.
bureado/awesome-software-supply-chain-security - GitHub github.com 3 facts
referenceOpenSCAP is a portal providing resources for vulnerability assessment.
referenceTechnolinator is a GitHub App developed by MediaMarktSaturn that performs pull-request vulnerability analysis and creates and uploads Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to Dependency-Track by wrapping CDXGen, SBOMQS, and dep-scan/Grype.
referenceDeepBOM by Deepbits is an AI-powered platform designed for SBOM management, vulnerability assessment, malware detection, and license compliance.
Energy infrastructure vs climate change: increasing resilience ricardo.com Feb 20, 2025 1 fact
procedureThe assessment conducted by Ricardo for a national government Energy Ministry involved a systematic rapid evidence assessment of relevant literature followed by a vulnerability assessment based on the sensitivity and adaptive capacities for each individual energy asset.
A Mixed-Methods Study of Open-Source Software Maintainers On ... arxiv.org Feb 3, 2025 1 fact
claimOSS maintainers express a high need for automated mechanisms to assist with vulnerability analysis and triaging.