Organizations of every shape, size, and sector have embraced open-source software (OSS). The financial, medical, and manufacturing industries – and even national security – now use OSS to power their most critical applications and activities. However, this widespread adoption comes with pitfalls: a corresponding increase of almost 800% in software supply chain attacks according to the State of the Software Supply Chain from Sonatype.
With the rapid growth of OSS adoption, organizations have begun to stand up Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) to help codify strategies around OSS use and contribution and to foster collaboration with the broader OSS community. These OSPO’s often have key responsibilities such as cultivating an OSS strategy, leading its execution, and facilitating the use of OSS products and services across an enterprise.
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