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Securing Open Source: Best Practices

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Open source code increasingly is being used in application development as a way to help speed the appdev process, as developers simply reuse existing code instead of building from scratch. But that can introduce vulnerabilities if the code isn’t properly vetted and secured. This topic spotlight highlights the growing problem of open source security from a risk perspective and offers a comprehensive view of what organizations need to know about securing open source code, including best practices for safely using open source components.

Peter Albert
CISO - InfluxData

As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at InfluxData, Peter Albert is responsible for ensuring the security of InfluxData’s information systems and services.  With more than 30 years of experience in the security, technology and telecommunications industries, Peter brings tremendous technical leadership and operational expertise to the company. Prior to joining InfluxData, Peter spent 3 years at IOActive, a premier, boutique security consultancy, where he advised various Global 1000 companies on their security program. Before that, he was responsible for managing global operations and expansion of the QualysGuard global SaaS infrastructure, overseeing its worldwide security operation centers (SOCs). He has also held various leadership positions in architecture, engineering and operations with iPass Inc. and General Magic. Having grown up in Silicon Valley, Peter joined his first start-up at age 16 managing databases.

Shiri Arad Ivtsan
Director of Product - WhiteSource
Shiri is an experienced cloud solutions architect and product manager and holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management. Prior to joining WhiteSource as a product manager, Shiri worked for various companies where she held roles in R&D, such as solutions architect, R&D team leader and product manager.
Julius Musseau
CTO and Co-Founder - MergeBase
Julius is an active software engineer with 20 years experience writing software. He spends most of his time these days writing Java and SQL code for MergeBase, the AppSec startup he co-founded in 2018.
Florin Coada
Product Manager - HCL AppScan
Florin Coada works in the HCL AppScan product management team where he is responsible for defining a strategy for the static analysis tools. He's been involved with Application Security for the last eight years and spent most of this time working directly with customers, implementing and planning their application security strategies. He can usually be found playing some computer games or reading the latest news on what's going on in the world of development and security.
Curtis Barker
VP Product Strategy, Field CTO - Rezilion
Curtis has spent the past 10 years in technical sales and product management. Prior to Rezilion, Curtis spent 6 years at Symantec to manage their emerging mobile security products and went on to lead the Symantec product portfolio in their Asia Pacific region based in Singapore. Curtis transferred to Symantec HQ in Mountain View, California in 2016 to manage the introduction of emerging cloud security products. Curtis holds a Master's Degree in Electronic Communications Engineering (MEng) from the University of Sussex, UK.

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