The cybsecurity problems and opportunities facing open-source startups | TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Open-source software is everywhere, and in everything. Many startups are pursuing explicitly open-source business models. But every company out there that builds software has at least some dependency on open-source code. Recent security issues, however, have made it plain that open-source software is a target for state-level hackers. So, how can we keep building and…

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October 30, 2024

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Open-source software is everywhere, and in everything.

Many startups are pursuing explicitly open-source business models. But every company out there that builds software has at least some dependency on open-source code. Recent security issues, however, have made it plain that open-source software is a target for state-level hackers.

So, how can we keep building and using code that is built communally, but without the risk of backdoors and other security holes? Find out from Sequoia Capital Partner Bogomil Balkansky, U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Section Chief of Open Source Security Aeva Black, and Tidelift Co-Founder and General Counsel Luis Villa.

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