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This new open source project could be key to securing database applications

Publishing date: 2020-08-18 Published on: TechRepublic summary: Moving database applications to the cloud has been a boon for development teams anxious to move faster. It has also, however, exposed security flaws inherent in traditional security solutions, something data layer security startup Cyral has been tackling.

The hottest thing in robotics is an open source project you've never heard of

Publishing date: 2020-02-07 Published on: TechRepublic summary: This article provides a summary of the history and future directions of “https://www.ros.org/">ROS<, the Robot Operating System. This project might not be well known, but it’s increasingly important for driving the robots used for industrial automation.

Diversity: Why open source needs to work on it in 2020 - TechRepublic

Publishing date: 2020-01-15 Published on: TechRepublic summary: This article discusses the current shortfalls of open source projects in inclusivity and diversity. In 2017 a GitHub open source survey found that 95% of respondents were male.

Why open source isn't just about code

Publishing date: 2018-06-01 Published on: TechRepublic summary: Abby Cabunoc Mayes of the Mozilla Foundation explains why open source is about culture as much as it is about code. authors: Dan Patterson & Abby Cabunoc Mayes