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What does a conditional approval from a security review mean?
A conditional approval lets a deal proceed if you meet listed conditions by set dates. Learn how to read it, negotiate it and track it to closure.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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What do maintainer, contributor and committer mean in open source?
Open source roles have no fixed meaning. A maintainer may or may not have commit access. Here is how to read a project's roles before you depend on it.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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What are CISA's product security bad practices, in plain words?
CISA lists 13 bad practices software makers should avoid. A plain reading of each, and which ones you can check yourself before you buy or renew software.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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What causes maintainer burnout, and what can dependency users do?
A workshop with 40 maintainers named five causes of burnout. Here is each cause and the concrete action a company that uses the code can take.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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What can a product manager learn from an SBOM for roadmap planning?
An SBOM shows upgrade debt, ageing frameworks and heavy dependencies. Here is how product managers can turn it into roadmap items and honest estimates.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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What can a recorded security product demo prove, and what can't it?
A recorded demo proves a flow exists and what the interface looks like. It cannot prove accuracy, speed or fit on your code. Here is how to use one well.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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What blocks enterprise SaaS deals in security review? Eight causes
Eight recurring reasons a security review stops a SaaS deal, from vague answers to missing evidence, with a practical fix for each.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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What does an acquirer do with your SBOM after the deal is signed?
Buyers typically load your SBOM into their own tooling, rescan it, map owners and plan fixes. Here is what to expect and how to make that transition easy.
Oct 19, 20263 min read
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What does a FUNDING.yml file tell you about a dependency?
A FUNDING.yml file shows how a project accepts support, not whether money arrives. How to read funding signals and what to do about unfunded dependencies.
Oct 19, 20264 min read
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