Mitnick on OSS

Infamous cracker Kevin Mitnick (turned security consultant) has come out to say that he’d prefer to ‘hack’ open source code vs proprietary closed code. “Mitnick says that open source software is easier to analyse for security holes, since you can see the code. Proprietary software, on the other hand, requires either reverse engineering, getting your hands on illicit copies of the source code, or using a technique called ‘fuzzing’.” He further says that open source is more secure, but leaves you wondering questions if enough people are really interested in securing open source code.

This certainly makes sense. When you are able to have the code in it’s entirety to play with, there’s nothing to hold you back. Check out the full posting at Tectonic. Source: Slashdot.