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Executive's Cybersecurity Program Handbook
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Closed source software can make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reuse parts of their code for other use. In many cases, organizations consider the source code proprietary or intellectual property, not something to be shared with the outside world. There are two sides to the open versus closed source debate and both sides state that security is the overall reason for the release of developed code.
Those on the closed source side say that the reason for not releasing source code is because of security. If no one outside the company can see the code, then no one will be able to review it to see vulnerabilities. This debate has gone on for many years. Today, many still view closed source as a good security measure. If an organization can keep their secrets close to their chest, then adversaries cannot exploit security holes in the application.
The argument for the open source debate says just the opposite. If the code is open source, then anyone...