WASHINGTON — The cybersecurity firm SpiderOak announced Oct. 17 that it will make its encryption-based software open source. This allows external developers to contribute to the project and improve security features through collaboration. SpiderOak’s software is sold to U.S. government agencies, as well as companies in the space and defense sectors. The company uses a zero-trust cybersecurity architecture, which assumes no entity is trustworthy by default. Open-source projects allow public access to the software’s code, enabling third parties to inspect, modify, and improve it, which can lead to faster identification…
