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Risks

Codebase Risk

Open source software may have hidden costs, such as maintenance, support, security, and compliance. Users and contributors need to be aware of the total cost of ownership and the implications of using different licenses.

Data Leakage Risk

Data leakage risk refers to the potential for sensitive or confidential information to be unintentionally or maliciously disclosed outside of an organization, leading to potential harm to the organization's reputation, finances, or legal standing.

Dependency Risk

Software dependency risk refers to the potential negative consequences of relying on external software components that can compromise the security, performance, quality or functionality of an organization's software systems.

Strategic Risk

Strategic risk refers to the potential for adverse outcomes resulting from decisions made by an organization's leadership regarding its long-term goals, objectives, and competitive position.

Roles

Developer

Development staff within the firms Information Technology (IT) departments are responsible for designing, coding, and testing software applications.

Activities

Building an Open Source Culture

When people think about open source, most often they think about the engineering aspects: contributing or consuming code. But community and culture are a central part of the open source world and should not be overlooked.

Incubating With An Open Source Foundation

Incubating an open source project within a foundation offers numerous benefits which includes increased visibility, community support, and access to resources that can propel your project to new heights.

Maintaining An Open Source Project

We currently live in a world where OSS is everywhere, consumable, helpful and can make a positive or negative outcome on the programs we rely on. Strong open source projects can lessen technical debt, increase reusability and discoverability. For the purpose of this guide, we will cover some key principles and practices for managing your open source project effectively.

Open Source Consumption Training

This guide is intended to help OSPOs of all maturity levels build an open source training course that is created with purpose to deliver impact. Whether your OSPO recently launched or is looking into re-doing the firms open source training, this guide will provide ideas and content that can be implemented to a comprehensive open source training course.

Open Source Foundations

This article describes the importance of interacting with open source foundations, the roles they perform and ways in which your organisation can make the most of them.

Open Source Supply Chain Security

In this article we are going to look at the growing issue of software supply chain attacks via some examples and then look at the emerging field of open source supply chain security: what it is, current best practices, the institutional landscape and emerging legislation.

Software Inventory

Software inventory is a precondition to most of the activities involved in OSMM level 2. The first step to licence compliance or supply chain security is to understand what software is in your estate.

Using Open Source Software

Using open source software within a financial services organisation poses unique challenges. This article outlines some of the potential pitfalls and solutions when getting started.

Certifications

Training

Collaborating Effectively With Open Source Projects

This module covers important topics for working most effectively with upstream open source projects. This content resides within the ‘Contribute’ section of the open source framework. Understanding these concepts is critical for developers, as these form the basis for productive and streamlined work with open source projects. Being able to effectively utilize these concepts gives developers & engineering managers the necessary background and information to not only get the most value from their open source engagement but also to understand how to effectively work with upstream open source projects.

Community Orientation

This course is for everyone involved or looking to become involved in open source software communities.

Developing Secure Software

Learn the security basics to develop software that is hardened against attacks, and understand how you can reduce the damage and speed the response when a vulnerability is exploited. Thanks to the involvement of OpenSSF, a cross-industry collaboration that brings together leaders to improve the security of open source software by building a broader community, targeted initiatives, and best practices, this course provides specific tips on how to use and develop open source and other software securely.

Open Source Development Practices

This module covers open source best practices for development and governance. This content resides within the ‘Strategy & Governance’ section of the open source framework. These elements provide developers a common understanding of important development practices in all areas of open source. Being able to effectively utilize these concepts gives learners the foundation to develop, test, and participate in the open source software community.

Artifacts

Artifact Repository

For a financial services firm, the importance of hosting an artifact repository manager such as JFrog Artifactory or Sonatype's Nexus inside the firm's firewall cannot be overstated.

CLAs And DCOs

This article explains the concept of the Contributor License Agreement (CLA) and Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) and the practical implications of these for organisations consuming and contributing to open source.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) are standardized identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities which can be leveraged in exploits. The MITRE Corporation manages the CVE program, which receives funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Data Loss Prevention Software

This article looks at Data Loss Prevention (DLP) software commonly used in financial organisations and how these impact open source consumption and contribution. It is not a complete reference for the subject of DLP generally, but should act as a starting point for understanding the issues involved.

Intellectual Property

This article discusses the main types of intellectual property and their application to open source within financial services.

Open Source Policy

An open source policy is a set of guidelines that outlines how an organization will consume, contribute to, and create open source software. It defines the rules that govern the use, distribution, and licensing of open source software within the organization. It establishes processes for evaluating open source software, managing the risks associated with its use, and ensuring compliance with legal and ethical requirements.

Repositories

Article covering source and artifact repositories.

Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

An SBOM, or Software Bill of Materials, is a list of all the components, libraries, and dependencies used in a software project, along with their associated version numbers and license information. There are two different SBOM formats:

Software Licenses

This article provides some basic framing around the purpose of licenses within open source.