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Open Source Open to Attack
Dec 17, 2007, 16 :00 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (6131 reads)

(Other stories by John Rendleman)

"As open-source coding begins to appear with increasing regularity in commercial software products, government users need to be aware of the potential security vulnerabilities in open-source code, industry experts say.

"New commercial software products can contain, on a line-by-line basis, as much as 30 percent to 50 percent code that originated via open-source programs, said Mark Tolliver, chief executive officer at Palamida, a company that specializes in analyzing commercial software for elements of open-source code and any potential vulnerabilities..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Yes (duh), you should keep upgraded (on  ...   Smoke screen. Spin. FUD mixed truths!   
Spanky
Dec 17, 2007, 18:05:47
 
and the governments should really be par ...   Commercial software is safe   
Mark
Dec 17, 2007, 18:36:51
 
Its not "Open Source" as a whole that is ...   Bad title   
philc
Dec 17, 2007, 18:37:14
 
Funny how a company that 'specialize ...   Wow - FUD raises its ugly head   
Dave Jenkins
Dec 17, 2007, 18:56:13
 
> Funny how a company that 'speciali ...   Re: Wow - FUD raises its ugly head   
Brian Proffitt
Dec 17, 2007, 19:29:38
 
Well they also need to be aware of the p ...   And more   
Bronto
Dec 17, 2007, 20:04:31
 
...Palamida, for example, this week rele ...   Cr*p "logic" again.   
Brandioch Conner
Dec 17, 2007, 20:14:00
 
They list the potential problems... then ...   Potential problems everywhere!   
Joe User
Dec 18, 2007, 07:34:01
 
I'd rather know the FUD as that' ...   Re: Wow - FUD raises its ugly head   
Sid Boyce
Dec 19, 2007, 02:55:53
 
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