Open Source Security, Part 1: Securing Credibility

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Aug 17, 2007 7:20 AM EDT
Linux Insider; By Jack M. Germain
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Some quarters in the software industry still carry a bias against the credibility of open source security applications. Open source network gateway developer Untangle did not expect to find its request for certified testing of the popular open source virus security product ClamAV shunned. When it was, Untangle decided to do its own test. "We found that ClamAV was the quickest with the least drained resources. We also noticed that same thing with other types of open source security products," Dirk Morris, Untangle's founder and CTO said. "I didn't believe that open source was better. Now I do."

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