Snyk announced its acquisition of FossID, a software composition analysis tool that scans code for open source licenses and vulnerabilities. Based in Sweden, FossID was founded with a mission to give developers a solution that detects all footprints of free and open source software (FOSS) within code bases, from entire components to code snippets and including license obligations and compliance issues. Founded in 2016, FossID was created based on the team’s experience working with FOSS … More → The post Snyk acquires FossID software composition analysis tool appeared first on Help Net Security.