Open source software is just software. That is to say it is just as secure, or insecure, as any other available software. The open source model, however, allow

Open source software is just software. That is to say it is just as secure, or insecure, as any other available software. The open source model, however, allows for incremental improvements, patching, security updates and auditing from the community that the typical closed source model neglects to provide.