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Tectonic: OSS is an Easier Hack: Mitnick

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“In an exclusive interview on Friday, infamous hacker Kevin
Mitnick told Tectonic that, given the choice between finding
security vulnerabilities in closed and open source, he’d prefer to
attack an open source environment.

“‘Open source would be easier [to hack],’ admits ex-hacker
turned security consultant Mitnick. ‘It’s less work…'”

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