FINOS Platinum and Gold Member Benefit
Blind spots exist for most organizations when it comes to the enforcement of policies around third-party dependency consumption - whether you know it or not!
The FINOS Dependency Consumption Analysis (DCA) initiative powered by Sonatype provides a comprehensive analysis of your organization's dependency management practices, as observed through your download activity from Maven Central.
The integrity and security of the financial services industry software supply chain is critically important— and it begins with each organization understanding their situation with a clear and complete perspective. Through this increased visibility and understanding, FINOS will create opportunities for better knowledge sharing while also shedding light on the most vulnerable parts of the broader financial ecosystem.
We have found that your practices in managing Java dependencies is indicative of behaviors across other ecosystems, such as npm, Python, Ruby, and NuGet. Each of these ecosystems presents substantial risks, particularly the threat of intentional malicious open source components if not properly defended against.
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