OStatic

According to a poll conducted by software security company Palamida, most businesses expect their IT budget to drop in the coming months but less than half plan to use open source software to fill in the gaps. At first glance, that seems like some pretty lousy news and also appears to fly in the face of what we've heard before. Before we panic, let's take a closer look at what these survey results mean.

Many companies are beginning to see the intrinsic value of open source software for the enterprise but as businesses piecemeal solutions together from a variety of options, it's easy to lose track of each app's updates and revisions -- leading to potential security issues from unknown or undocumented code. Increasingly, businesses are turning to security companies like Palamida to analyze their in-use source code for security risks and other vulnerabilities. OStatic caught up with Palamida's vice president of product marketing, Theresa Bui-Friday, for insight into why undocumented source code can leave a company at risk for compliance and legal issues.