Hacking the Gibson
Hacking the Gibson
Hackalope and Ymir
Season 7 Episode 3 - PyPi In The Face
37 minutes Posted Jul 11, 2023 at 12:00 am.
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Open-source code is woven into programs running on virtually every machine on Earth. When a free program solves a common problem, of course developers don’t want to solve the same problem from scratch. But widespread adaptation makes popular open-source software a tempting target for bad actors spreading malicious code. This week, we’re talking about the security risks presented by open-source adoption, and two resources attempting to make sharing and using open-source code more reliable.