In the modern digital world, open source is no longer an optional convenience, it is the bedrock of most software development. A fact still unknown in C-Suites around the world. From DevSecOps pipelines to evolving MLSecOps and full-scale application development, organizations rely heavily on open-source components to accelerate innovation and deliver products faster, exponentially so now that AI has entered the picture. But with that reliance comes risk: vulnerabilities, technical debt, legal uncertainty, and even malicious actors hiding in the code.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from 2024 Sonatype Blog authored by John D. Boyle. Read the original post at: https://www.sonatype.com/blog/securing-the-ai-era-sonatype-safeguards-open-source-software-supply-chains