Mailing the story:
An eye opener on open source Internet security
Opening the eyes of the private and public sectors to the pros and cons of using open source software for Internet security is the SECRETS project, which evaluated two protocols in a series of trials covering e-commerce, mobile communications, network monitoring and intelligent networks. Although the IST programme-funded project ended in December 2002, “the results of the evaluations still apply today,” according to technical coordinator Ross Velentzas at Motorola.