Open source is unceasingly on the rise among the vast majority of companies, software manufacturers and providers. However, this triumphant advance is also increasing the importance of monitoring the supply chain of the software used, which third parties have developed in accordance with open-source traditions. But not everyone using open-source software follows all the tried […]
Apache, IIS, NGINX, MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Windows, Linux: one year after launch, Greenbone brings numerous new compliance policies for CIS Benchmarks in its products. CIS Benchmarks are used by enterprises, organizations or government agencies to verify that all software products, applications, operating systems and other components in use meet secure specifications. Similar to the IT-Grundschutz […]
The German Federal Office for Information Security warns about the use of antivirus software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. No surprising, since security is a matter of trust. Security software even more so. In the course of the war in Ukraine, a closed-source provider like Kaspersky is hit at its weakest point. Because its customers […]
https://www.greenbone.net/wp-content/uploads/greenbone-logo-300x80.png00Elmar Geesehttps://www.greenbone.net/wp-content/uploads/greenbone-logo-300x80.pngElmar Geese2022-03-18 11:59:592022-03-18 11:59:59Kaspersky Ban: This Would Not Have Happened with Open Source
Supply Chains in Open-Source Software
BlogOpen source is unceasingly on the rise among the vast majority of companies, software manufacturers and providers. However, this triumphant advance is also increasing the importance of monitoring the supply chain of the software used, which third parties have developed in accordance with open-source traditions. But not everyone using open-source software follows all the tried […]
Greenbone Extends Compliance Policies for CIS Benchmarks
BlogApache, IIS, NGINX, MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Windows, Linux: one year after launch, Greenbone brings numerous new compliance policies for CIS Benchmarks in its products. CIS Benchmarks are used by enterprises, organizations or government agencies to verify that all software products, applications, operating systems and other components in use meet secure specifications. Similar to the IT-Grundschutz […]
Kaspersky Ban: This Would Not Have Happened with Open Source
BlogThe German Federal Office for Information Security warns about the use of antivirus software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. No surprising, since security is a matter of trust. Security software even more so. In the course of the war in Ukraine, a closed-source provider like Kaspersky is hit at its weakest point. Because its customers […]