How Cybersecurity Can Benefit from the Open Source Mentality

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HOW CYBERSECURITY CAN BENEFIT

Transcript of How Cybersecurity Can Benefit from the Open Source Mentality

THE OPEN SOURCEMENTALITY

HOW CYBERSECURITY CAN BENEFIT

C O N V I N C E T H R O U G HT R A N S P A R E N C Y , N O T B Y

O B S C U R I T Y .

CLOSED SOURCE MENTALITY

OPEN SOURCE MENTALITYv s

WITH A CLOSED SOURCE MENTALITY,COMPANIES WITHHOLD THEIR TRIBALKNOWLEDGE FROM THE COMMUNITY,WHICH LEADS TO AN INDUSTRYMOVING AT A SNAIL'S PACE.

PROBLEMS TO BE FOUND & FIXED QUICKLY INSTEAD OF BEING KEPT

SECRET UNTIL THE WRONG PERSON DISCOVERS THEM?

W O U L D N ' T Y O U W A N T . . .

OPEN SOURCE MENTALITY

SECURITY THROUGH TRANSPARENCY

QUICK REACTION TIME

ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO HELPDECIDE THE FUTURE

"GIVEN ENOUGH EYEBALLS , ALLBUGS ARE SHALLOW ."

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T H E L I N U S L A W

DEVELOPERS & TESTERS DON’THAVE THE TIME OR RESOURCES

AVAILABLE TO BE AS THOROUGHAS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY

AN OP EN SOURC EMENTA L I T Y MAKESCUS TOMERS F E E LI N CONTRO L ,S IMP LY BECAUS ETH EY HAV E MORECONTRO L .

T H E Y D O N ' T H A V E T OB E C O N C E R N E D W I T HD E V I O U S I N T E N T I O N S ,O P A Q U E D I R E C T I O N , O RS L OW T I M E F R A M E S .

THE SOFTWARE BECOMES WHAT USERS WANT, SINCE THOSESAME USERS ARE THE ONES HELPING TO CREATE IT.

NO NEED TO BUILD BY YOURSELF.

A GLOBAL COMMUNITY ALSO CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS ACOMMON GOAL.

OPEN SOURCE MENTALITY =LESS RESOURCE-INTENSIVE

C R E A T I O N Q U A L I T Y

MANY AUTHORS WORK TOGETHER, WHICHLEAD TO MORE PRODUCT OPTIONS

DEVELOPERS VAULE PEER REVIEW=

THEY WILL CREATE A BETTER PRODUCT INORDER TO GAIN ADMIRATION

SPEEDS UP SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IN THISINDUSTRY OF HUGE DEMANDS

S P E E D

DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS

B U T B E F O R E Y O U G O W I L D A C C E S S I N G A L LT H E O P E N S O U R C E S O F TW A R E T H A T Y O U C A N . . .

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