Open source less secure than commercial software, claims report

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Coverity report claims commercial software 'more in compliance' with security standards than open source

Open-source software is more insecure than in-house developed or commercial software, according to analysis by Coverity - a maker of commercial software testing tools. Commercial software makers al...

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