Google’s New OSV-SCALIBR: Your Software’s Superhero or Just Another Sidekick?
Google introduces OSV-SCALIBR, an open source library for software composition analysis. It’s like a Swiss army knife for software, identifying vulnerabilities and generating SBOMs. Whether you’re on Linux, Windows, or macOS, this tool has you covered. Say goodbye to pesky bugs and hello to a safer digital world!
Hot Take:
Google’s OSV-SCALIBR: Because keeping tabs on your software vulnerabilities should be as easy as keeping tabs on your ex’s Instagram story. With this new tool, Google is basically saying, “Don’t worry, we got your back (and your code’s back)!”
Key Points:
- Google released OSV-SCALIBR, an open source library for software composition analysis.
- It’s a Go library designed to scan file systems for software inventory and vulnerabilities.
- The tool supports scanning on Linux, Windows, and macOS, and multiple programming languages.
- OSV-SCALIBR is used internally by Google for generating SBOMs and identifying vulnerabilities.
- Google plans to integrate OSV-SCALIBR further into the OSV-Scanner tool.
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