The answer is Data. Developers use OSS to speed time to development so that they can focus on writing code that gives them a competitive advantage. In fact, open source is so widely used, that according to recent research, about 80% of a software application is made up of open source components. While this is great for providing speed and efficiency, it can cause some issues because not all open source components are created equal. Some components have security vulnerabilities and sometimes developers choose a vulnerable version involuntarily. Without empowering development teams to choose the right, healthy open source component, vulnerabilities can be exploited and personal data can be stolen.

With the advent of GDPR, if that happens, organizations will be liable for huge fines.