Announcements Articles
Announcements Articles

Winter 2025 FOSSA Product Updates
Explore the new functionalities of FOSSA for managing SBOMs, vulnerabilities, and open source license compliance, including automated NOTICE file recreation and FDA compliance support.

Introducing SBOM Policies in FOSSA
Learn about FOSSA's new SBOM policy feature that helps enforce SBOM standards for compliance and security.

FOSSA Acquires StackShare to Enhance Developer Tools Management and Security
FOSSA has acquired StackShare to improve developer tools management and enhance security visibility for enterprises.

FOSSA Product Updates: Spring 2024
Explore new features from FOSSA designed to enhance software transparency and mitigate open source risks across your organization.

Enhancing Risk Observability with FOSSA's Issue Overview Dashboard
Explore FOSSA's Issue Overview Dashboard to enhance your software's risk observability with insights into security, licensing, and quality issues.

Beyond Vulnerabilities: Understanding Package Health with FOSSA Quality
Explore FOSSA Quality's tools for assessing and improving the health of your software's open source components.

Reduce Alert Fatigue with FOSSA’s Auto-Ignore Rules
Learn how FOSSA’s auto-ignore rules streamline license compliance and vulnerability remediation by minimizing redundant alerts.

FOSSA Product Updates: August 2023
Discover the latest enhancements and features introduced by FOSSA, designed to improve your experience with our platform.

Picking the Right FOSSA Deployment Model
Explore the differences between FOSSA's deployment models and find the best option for your organization.

How to Use 1Password to Authenticate the FOSSA CLI
Learn how to authenticate the FOSSA CLI using 1Password's shell plugin for secure and easy integration.

Managing OSS License Compliance Risks in Commercial Software Licensing Agreements, Featuring Jim Markwith
Explore the evolution of open source software license compliance risks and best practices in commercial software agreements.

Q and A: Heather Meeker on Hot Topics in OSS License Compliance
A discussion with Heather Meeker on pressing issues related to open source software license compliance, featuring key Q and A highlights from a recent webinar.

4 Reasons Rancher Labs Chose FOSSA
Explore why Rancher Labs selected FOSSA for open source management, enhancing their development efficiency and security posture.

Announcing New Support for C/C++ Scanning, SBOMs
FOSSA introduces support for C/C++ scanning and SBOM generation, enhancing software supply chain security.

FOSSA Product Updates: Announcing Our New and Improved CLI
Announcing FOSSA's revamped CLI that simplifies integrations with reduced configuration. Discover the new features and improvements.

How to Generate an SBOM with FOSSA
Learn how to use FOSSA's SBOM tool to generate a software bill of materials easily and effectively.

FOSSA Product Updates: August 2021
Overview of several new features in FOSSA, including analysis target configuration, announcements banner for on-prem users, new language support, container scanning, audit logging, and the ability to manually add dependencies.

FOSSA Receives Highest Scores Possible in License Risk Management, SBOM Criteria in Forrester Wave
FOSSA is recognized as a significant SCA solution in The Forrester Wave™ report, achieving highest scores in license risk management and SBOM criteria.

How SCA Helps Manage OSS Vulnerabilities
Explore how Software Composition Analysis (SCA) helps teams manage open source software vulnerabilities.

How OSS Conquered the World: Insight from Veteran Developers
FOSSA staff engineer Konstantin Gredeskoul and Oxide Computer Company's co-founder Bryan Cantrill discuss the development and impact of open source software in an informative and entertaining podcast.

FOSSA Raises a $23.2M Series B
FOSSA announces a new funding round of $23.2M to accelerate the development of open source inventory solutions.
FOSSA January 2020 Product Release Notes
Explore the January 2020 FOSSA product release, featuring Release Groups for better project management and new dependency editing workflows, alongside various CLI improvements.
FOSSA December 2019 Product Release Notes
December 2019 product release notes, highlighting user management enhancements and updates to attribution reports.

FOSSA Named to CNBC's Upstart 100
FOSSA has been named to CNBC's Upstart 100 List following the closing of $8.5 Million in Series A Funding.
FOSSA September 2019 Product Release Notes
Highlights from FOSSA's September 2019 release, including updates to JIRA integration, project addition enhancements, new reporting formats, and FOSSA-CLI improvements.
FOSSA August 2019 Product Release Notes
Highlighting FOSSA's August 2019 product updates, including streamlined issue management, new language support, and enhanced reporting features.
FOSSA July 2019 Product Release Notes
Enhancements to the FOSSA CLI, Rust support, and improvements to on-prem deployment are highlighted in the FOSSA July 2019 product release notes.
FOSSA June 2019 Product Release Notes
Kick off the summer with new Haskell language support, plain text reporting, and major enhancements to FOSSA's project page.
FOSSA May 2019 Product Release Notes
Explore the latest updates from FOSSA, including simplified reporting, enhanced CLI, and better support for NuGet and Gradle.

Creating a Comprehensive 3rd-Party Package License Policy for OSS
Learn how to create a comprehensive third-party package license policy, a vital element for companies engaging with open source software and ensuring compliance across various licenses.

Automating Open Source Reports with FOSSA at Applause
Discover how Applause leveraged FOSSA to automate their OSS licensing and compliance process, saving time and improving accuracy.
FOSSA 0.8.0: Overhauling our onboarding system + other usability improvements
FOSSA introduces version 0.8.0, featuring an overhauled onboarding system and a series of usability improvements.

300+ New Licenses Supported in FOSSA
Announcing new license data quality updates with over 300 new licenses in FOSSA.

Delivering a better on-premises experience
Explore the unique challenges of on-premises deployments and discover how FOSSA improves onboarding, support, and integrations to enhance user experience.

Announcing FOSSA Public Beta & Funding
Announce the public beta release of FOSSA and a $2.2MM seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures.