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Can You Build a Security Program on Open Source?

Published: March 9, 2023, 11 a.m.

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What would it take to build your entire security program on open source software, tools, and intelligence?

Check out this post\\xa0for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week\\u2019s episode co-hosted by me,\\xa0David Spark\\xa0(@dspark), the producer of\\xa0CISO Series, and\\xa0Geoff Belknap\\xa0(@geoffbelknap), CISO,\\xa0LinkedIn. We welcome guest DJ Schleen (@djschleen), distinguished security architect, Yahoo Paranoids.

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In this episode:

  • What would it take to build your entire security program on open source software, tools, and intelligence?
  • Is it possible/feasible/practical to run a security program entirely based upon free and open source software, open source tools, and open source intelligence?
  • Is it true that the more open source you use the more people you need?
  • Do commercial software systems, tools, and intelligence have value above what can be found in open source?
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