Perhaps I need a better understanding of what open source means, but how can a program that is openly publishing its code not be super vulnerable to cyber security threats. That’s like a bank publishing exactly how all it’s security works right? Obviously I’m missing something here, so ELI5!
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As far as I know, most open source projects (and most software projects) use some sort of Version Control Service (VCS) such as GitHub. These services allow projects to be posted publicly and managed by admins. Anybody can submit changes but admins review then accept or deny them as well as resolve conflicts if other changes occurred before the submission.
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