Open-source software and components are critical to many of the online services we use today. Companies, ranging from the most well-known technology giants to SMBs, will often use open-source technologies to improve their own business processes and access useful software libraries.
Open-source components can be used in everything from security to Big Data analysis and communications platforms, but companies are failing to keep track of what open-source projects they rely on -- as well as keep these systems secure.

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