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Despite context-switching challenges, there was a 7% rise in employee usage of real-time mobile messaging tools in the past three years, according to a Gartner survey released in 2021.

“I think the first thing that IT leaders need to understand is that Gen Z does not use email to communicate,” Ian Tien, CEO and co-founder of Mattermost, said. “Gen Z has its own culture and its own norms of efficiency, and they’re going to go to the workplace that is compatible with how they work.”

I recently met with Ian Tien, CEO, and co-founder of Mattermost, to understand some general techniques organizations should consider to protect modern open-source software. According to Tien, who recently spoke on this subject at Collision Conference, open-source shines in resiliency, transparency, and value efficiency. Yet, any useful system has its share of vulnerabilities. Below, we’ll look at five ways IT can work to secure its commitment to open-source software to create safer end systems and applications.

• Run your own Slack alternative: What developer doesn’t like to use an open-source option for a popular app, just for fun? Probably many. But, if you like to tinker around, you might want to satisfy your urge with something like MatterMost.