Google Cloud aims to enhance the security of the most popular open-source software by making its Assured Open Source Software service generally accessible for the Java and Python ecosystems.
Assured OSS, which was just announced and is free for users to use, enables organizations to use the exact same OSS packages that Google uses in its own developer workflows. They can thus gain from the extra security precautions Google takes with those packages, enhancing their own security.
Given that the majority of software applications and services in use today are based on open-source software, it might end up being a compelling offer.
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