As the use of open source code in development projects continues to grow exponentially, software development teams must take great pains to address open source risk.
Faster, better and more continuous
Open source libraries can deliver tremendous benefits to development teams. Developers today face overwhelming pressure to push out more software in shorter timeframes. Open source libraries can help by providing pre-built pieces of code that deliver specific functionality without having to build it from scratch. Consequently, 90% of the code in many applications today may originate from open source libraries.
Veracode has produced an ebook that deliberates further on this topic.
You can download the ebook directly from here: https://www.veracode.com/sites/default/files/pdf/resources/ebooks/understanding-your-open-source-risk-ebook.pdf
