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Is Hidden Open Source Code Putting Your Apps at Risk? |
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Source: LinuxInsider - Posted by Bill Keys
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The most overlooked open source security vulnerabilities, according to Palamida researchers, occur in Apache Geronimo, JBoss Application Server, Libtiff, Net-SNMP and ZLIB. "The most popular projects appear in every test. This always surprises companies. There is from three to 10 times the use of open source code [in software enterprise uses] than companies realize," said Theresa Bui-Friday, cofounder of Palamida.
I believe that open source code is more secure because more people are identifying and patching any vulnerabilities found in the code. What do you think?
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