Is Open Source security software safe?

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Author: JT Smith

A story at BusinessWeek.com focuses on information-security company Guardent’s roll out a hardware security appliance that relies
solely on Open Source programs to protect customers.
“Guardent will use these appliances, priced at $1,500 a
pop, to monitor and guard corporate networks. That’s a
fraction of the cost of most integrated security
appliances.”

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