return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoIn case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installsmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1460arrow-down153
arrow-up1407arrow-down1external-linkIn case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installsmashable.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squareNaiveBayesian@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoYes, 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).
minus-squareJeena@jemmy.jeena.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoI agree with that. I don’t agree with how it has been presented by the grandparent here as if open source somehow automatically makes it secure.
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).
I agree with that.
I don’t agree with how it has been presented by the grandparent here as if open source somehow automatically makes it secure.