I’m all for open source software so it can be understood, developed, and used by more people than if it was proprietary. However, I don’t get how it can be secure if malicious actors have access to the source code and the entire software package to practice their attacks against?
In: Engineering
Here is the real ELI5 answer.
People who make open source software REALLY like open source software, and do EVERYTHING they can to make it as secure as possible so it can continue to be open source and available. If a vulnerability were found, they would fix it immediately so no one could take advantage of it.
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