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Writing an OpenSource Usage Policy

SourceClear.com, 2/20/2018

The first step to defining an OpenSource use policy is to realize that, while we’re setting about to chart a course to DevSecOps, we should expect that the path to maturity may take some time. Defining a timeline for success and creating S.M.A.R.T. goals (specific, measurable, achievable, reasonable, and timely) is critical…

Three Easy Steps to DevSecOps

SourceClear.com, 1/9/2018

There’s a lot being discussed these days about secure DevOps. What does it mean to do continuous integration and deployment in a secure way? Is it about securing the pipeline itself? Or, is there more to it than that? I have your back. There are just three basic steps to DevSecOps…

What’s in your Crypto Currency Wallet?

SourceClear.com, 12/19/2018

Given all of the hoopla about digital currencies these days, I decided to do a little digging into the relative security of cryptocurrency related open source projects…

3 steps to secure, open source DevOps

OpenSource.com, 5/3/2017

In my review of apps, both in my company and others, I’ve found that more than 90% of the code that makes up an app these days is something we borrowed, not wrote ourselves….

Securing the SDLC

Veracode.com, 5/16/2016

Our adversaries tirelessly poke, prod, and adapt their tactics, we have to as well. Thinking Agile-like means sharing information, being part of the solution not the problem, and being willing to change…