Security Park: Open Source For Perimeter Security

“There is a widespread and wholly inaccurate impression that
open source development is somehow haphazard and undisciplined, a
free-for-all among brilliant but uncoordinated individuals. In
fact, most major open source projects are very tightly managed
highly disciplined teams.

“It is clear that the challenges related to security are
escalating. Outbreaks of viruses and worms are becoming more
virulent and spreading faster. Blended threats and
application-specific attacks are becoming more sophisticated and
harder to detect. Wireless communications, instant messaging, and
peer-to-peer networks are opening new holes in corporate defence
systems…”

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