Security of open source and closed source software: An empirical comparison of published vulnerabilities

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-212960
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.21296

Schryen, Guido

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Item type:	Conference or workshop item (UNSPECIFIED)
Date:	2009
Institutions:	Business, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik > Alumni or Retired Professors > Professur für Wirtschaftsinformatik (Prof. Dr. Guido Schryen)
Keywords:	Vulnerabilities, security, open source software, closed source software, empirical comparison
Dewey Decimal Classification:	300 Social sciences > 330 Economics 000 Computer science, information & general works > 000 Generalities, Science
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of Regensburg:	No
Item ID:	21296

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Reviewing literature on open source and closed source security reveals that the discussion is often determined by biased attitudes toward one of these development styles. The discussion specifically lacks appropriate metrics, methodology and hard data. This paper contributes to solving this problem by analyzing and comparing published vulnerabilities of eight open source software and nine closed ...

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