Reevaluating Security in Open-Source: Is a Baseline Truly Sufficient?

When people talk about open-source software, it often comes with a certain level of trust”trust in the community, trust in transparent development, and trust that bugs and vulnerabilities are ”seen by many eyes” and, therefore, will be caught before they do damage. But any Linux admin or security professional who’s spent more than a few years in the trenches knows that trust isn’t a substitute for actual security planning. It’s not that simple, and it never has been. So, when something like the OpenSSF’s Open Source Software Security (OSPS) Baseline comes along, people start asking: Is this enough?LinuxSecurity – Security ArticlesRead More