Armed with open source
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| Still, there are four primary arguments in favour of open-source
| security tools: agility in the face of changing threats, control of
| one's own destiny with full source code, customization to one's
| own requirements, and lower cost. With that in mind, good examples
| of freely available security products abound.
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| [...]
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| Customization long has been a benefit of open source, and it's just
| as important in security....
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| Finally, cost is the eternal and obvious argument in favor of open
| source. A single appliance in a data center may not be much of a
| budget item, but costs do add up....
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1667002243;fp;4;fpid;4
More open == more secure.
Yesterday:
InfoSec: Consultant touts open-source security tools
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| Open source security tools abound, so take advantage of them and avoid
| paying for commercial products if open source fits your needs. That was
| the message from Matthew Luallen, president of consulting firm Sph3r3,
| who spoke at yesterday's InfoSec Conference.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/032007-infosec-open-source-security.html
Firefox hit by fewer flaws than IE in 2006
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| Mozilla's Firefox suffered from 26 percent fewer vulnerabilities in
| the second half of 2006 than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, a
| security company's research said Monday.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=827194064&rid=-50
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