Someone very recently asked me if Open Source Softwares were better and more secure, compared to their proprietary (read: Microsoft) counterparts.
Today I came across a blog from Jack Danahy, and he talks about this same topic is some serious depth. He also goes on to explain how companies use and misuse these misconceptions to make their own sales pitch.
Net conclusion: All software has some amount of vulnerability within them. Users should always remember to trust reputed software vendors and should always keep up with the latest security patches.
I too agree that developing a 100% secure software or application is not possible.
ReplyDeleteBut the best about proprietary software’s is that you get notification and updates about the security patches… on the other hand for open source we either need to search or fix them ourselves.
Hey Bhavya, that's true too - another interesting perspective. But again, if you are using a reputed open-source vendor's product, that may not be an issue at all.
ReplyDelete