What is Static Code Analysis

Static code analysis (SCA) or Source code analysis is the process of analyzing the source code without executing or running it. Static Analysis can detect possible vulnerabilities in the source code by analyzing a set of code against a set (or multiple sets) of coding rules.

Here are some benefits of Static Code Analysis,

Top open source licenses and legal risk

Open source licenses arelicenses that comply with the Open Source Definition —they allowsoftware to be freely used, modified, and shared. A software developer probablyuses open source components and libraries to build software. The main problem in thiscontext is that open source licenses are subjective. Their interpretationdepends on the technical usage of the licensed software. Therefore, it’sdifficult to determine the legal risks of using open source software,especially for developers, who are... READ MORE