NaiveBayesian@programming.devtoTechnology@lemmy.world•In case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installsEnglish
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5 months agoThe thing is we only know about these vulnerabilities in such great detail because the projects are open source. God knows what kund of vulnerabilities are hidden in closed source software.
Yes, important to keep in mind that software being open source doesn’t automagically make it secure™.
Still, I think it’s important to stress that the benefits of open source outweigh the risks when it comes to security (imho).