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WhiteSource Unveils New Open Source Security Dashboards for Accurate KPI Metrics, Tracking and Industry Benchmarks

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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Computing, Digital technology, Business, Business software, Dashboard, Data management, Data warehousing, WhiteSource, Security

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteSource , the leader in continuous open source security and license compliance management, announced today the release of new security dashboards and reports for organizations to track and measure their open source security metrics and KPIs, gaining insights on how their open source security management measures up against others in the industry.

Key Points: 
  • TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteSource , the leader in continuous open source security and license compliance management, announced today the release of new security dashboards and reports for organizations to track and measure their open source security metrics and KPIs, gaining insights on how their open source security management measures up against others in the industry.
  • Users can then compare these trends in different business units, applications, and projects, and report back with comprehensive metrics on the organization's open source security management status.
  • WhiteSource is the pioneer of open source security management.
  • Founded in 2011, its vision is to empower businesses to develop better software by harnessing the power of open source.

WhiteSource Recognized for Promoting Women in Tech Leadership

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Thursday, December 13, 2018
Computing, Technology, Business, Ruby, Sass, IBM, WhiteSource, Electronic Arts, HeadCount, Microsoft

"Women make up half of the population, so why would we try to grow our company with one hand tied behind our back," says WhiteSource CEO Rami Sass.

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  • "Women make up half of the population, so why would we try to grow our company with one hand tied behind our back," says WhiteSource CEO Rami Sass.
  • "We appreciate the recognition for our ongoing efforts to make WhiteSource one of the best companies for women to build their careers.
  • WhiteSource has undergone extensive growth over the past year, more than doubling the headcount of the previous year.
  • Industry leaders like Microsoft, IBM, and hundreds more trust WhiteSource to secure and manage the open source components in their software.

WhiteSource Offers WhiteSource Bolt as a Free Developer Tool for Open Source Vulnerability Management

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Computing, Software engineering, Software, Project management software, Linus Torvalds, Agile software development, Git, GitHub, Version control, WhiteSource, DevOps

WhiteSource, the leader in continuous open source security and license compliance management, announced today that WhiteSource Bolt, its leading open source security developer tool, is now available for free for all GitHub and Microsoft Azure DevOps users, helping developers work more securely with open source components in their native development environments.

Key Points: 
  • WhiteSource, the leader in continuous open source security and license compliance management, announced today that WhiteSource Bolt, its leading open source security developer tool, is now available for free for all GitHub and Microsoft Azure DevOps users, helping developers work more securely with open source components in their native development environments.
  • Additionally, WhiteSource Bolt increases developers' ability to work more efficiently with open source components by alerting in real-time once a vulnerable component is added or a new vulnerability is released for an existing component.
  • "WhiteSource Bolt enables GitHub developers to build more secure products," said Kyle Daigle, Director of Ecosystem Engineering at GitHub.
  • "By detecting vulnerable open source components as soon as they are added to a GitHub repository and providing remediation recommendations, Bolt simplifies the process of vulnerability management for developers."

WhiteSource Raises $35M to Mainstream Open Source Security Management

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Security engineering, Computer security, Cyberwarfare, Computer network security, Crime prevention, Cryptography, National security, Vulnerability, WhiteSource, Innovation

Founded in 2011, WhiteSource was created with the mission to help businesses harness the power of open source without compromising on security or slowing development.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 2011, WhiteSource was created with the mission to help businesses harness the power of open source without compromising on security or slowing development.
  • However, as the open source community grows, and the number of reported vulnerabilities keeps climbing, manually verifying the security and compliance of open source components can no longer provide the necessary control over the security of these components.
  • "WhiteSource has established the standard for open source security solutions with its strong leadership and breakthrough innovation," said Martin Angert, Director at Susquehanna Growth Equity.
  • WhiteSource is the pioneer of open source security management.

WhiteSource Raises $35M to Mainstream Open Source Security Management

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Security engineering, Computer security, Cyberwarfare, Computer network security, Crime prevention, Cryptography, National security, Vulnerability, WhiteSource, Innovation

Founded in 2011, WhiteSource was created with the mission to help businesses harness the power of open source without compromising on security or slowing development.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 2011, WhiteSource was created with the mission to help businesses harness the power of open source without compromising on security or slowing development.
  • However, as the open source community grows, and the number of reported vulnerabilities keeps climbing, manually verifying the security and compliance of open source components can no longer provide the necessary control over the security of these components.
  • "WhiteSource has established the standard for open source security solutions with its strong leadership and breakthrough innovation," said Martin Angert, Director at Susquehanna Growth Equity.
  • WhiteSource is the pioneer of open source security management.

WhiteSource Wins Comparably 2018 Culture Awards for Leadership, and for Promoting Diversity and Women

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Thursday, June 7, 2018
Business, Computing, Technology, IBM, WhiteSource, Tel Aviv, Microsoft

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteSource , the leader in open source security and license compliance management, announced today that it had won the Comparably 2018 Culture Awards in the categories of Best CEOs for Women, Best CEOs for Diversity, and Best Leadership Team.

Key Points: 
  • TEL AVIV, Israel, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteSource , the leader in open source security and license compliance management, announced today that it had won the Comparably 2018 Culture Awards in the categories of Best CEOs for Women, Best CEOs for Diversity, and Best Leadership Team.
  • "I am glad to have helped been a part of establishing the culture where all members of our team have the sense that they can thrive."
  • WhiteSource has experienced rapid growth over the past year, reaching a total employee count of nearly 100 across the globe.
  • Industry leaders like Microsoft, IBM, and hundreds more trust WhiteSource to secure and manage the open source components in their software.

WhiteSource Launches Next-generation Software Composition Analysis Technology for Prioritizing Open Source Security Alerts

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Software testing, WhiteSource, Vulnerability, Open-source software, Computer security, Draft:Software Composition Analysis

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteSource , the leader in open source security and license compliance management announced today the launch of its next-generation Software Composition Analysis solutions - Effective Usage Analysis.

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel, May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteSource , the leader in open source security and license compliance management announced today the launch of its next-generation Software Composition Analysis solutions - Effective Usage Analysis.
  • This new technology will reduce open source vulnerability alerts by 70%, showing which vulnerabilities are effective (i.e.
  • Industry leaders like Microsoft, IBM, and hundreds more trust WhiteSource to secure and manage the open source components in their software.
  • The company has been recognized by Forrester as the best current offering in their Software Composition Analysis (SCA) Wave report in 2017. https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/