In 2022, the most popular approach to check the security of open source software (OSS) packages worldwide was to use tools to examine the source code. Another way was to check whether or not the project had an active community.
How do you check the security of the open source software (OSS) packages that you use?
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OSS maintainers and security subject matter experts
Supplementary notes
* Sample size for OSS security perspectives was 539 participants.
Sample size for OSS best practices for secure software development was 72 participants.
Sample size for OSS security was 433 participants.
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Synk. (July 7, 2022). How do you check the security of the open source software (OSS) packages that you use? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322291/checking-the-security-of-oss-packages-worldwide/
Synk. "How do you check the security of the open source software (OSS) packages that you use?." Chart. July 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322291/checking-the-security-of-oss-packages-worldwide/
Synk. (2022). How do you check the security of the open source software (OSS) packages that you use?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322291/checking-the-security-of-oss-packages-worldwide/
Synk. "How Do You Check The Security of The Open Source Software (Oss) Packages That You Use?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322291/checking-the-security-of-oss-packages-worldwide/
Synk, How do you check the security of the open source software (OSS) packages that you use? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322291/checking-the-security-of-oss-packages-worldwide/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
How do you check the security of the open source software (OSS) packages that you use? [Graph], Synk, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322291/checking-the-security-of-oss-packages-worldwide/