How are open source programs safe? Doesn’t open source make it easy for hackers to find vulnerabilities or contribute malicious code?

958 views

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!

In: 427

44 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

Do you want your developers to write code that is only seen by their colleagues, or do you want them to write code that can withstand scrutiny by the whole world?

You are viewing 1 out of 44 answers, click here to view all answers.