You'd think that an open source program would be more vulnerable to attack, but it's actually the opposite. Because more people can see the code and its vulnerabilities, there's a better chance of those vulnerabilities being fixed. Once a vulnerability is fixed, it's just a matter of people updating their software. Linus' law: "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"
You'd think that an open source program would be more vulnerable to attack, but it's actually the opposite. Because more people can see the code and its vulnerabilities, there's a better chance of those vulnerabilities being fixed. Once a vulnerability is fixed, it's just a matter of people updating their software. Linus' law: "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"