Google Chrome
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:24 am
Just as it is with other projects that get rushed out the door, Google Chrome is having some issues. (See http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1858). Sadly, these are problems that have affected other browsers in the past. Like most of Google's products, this one is in an early Beta and it needs time to get the bugs worked out. I wouldn't use it for a while.
On some of the other topics in this thread:
The main reason a hacker will attack an application is strongly dependent on how widely the software is used and how easy the hack is, not necessarily if the project is open source or not. Google Chrome currently does not have a very high market share (neither does Firefox), so any attacks made will not affect that many people. Finding a vulnerability in Internet Explorer would be a better use of time (if that is what you like doing). There is a risk to showing your code to the outside world. I support open source software (if it is free or not) because I like the idea that the group putting out the software wants to share their ideas on how they solved a problem. This can lead others to come up with better ideas. In the end, software will become better and more efficient (despite the people that are out there to take advantage of the vulnerabilities found in software). The benefit of community involvement outweighs the risk of having the bad guys read your code and find vulnerabilities. Just my 2 cents...
On some of the other topics in this thread:
The main reason a hacker will attack an application is strongly dependent on how widely the software is used and how easy the hack is, not necessarily if the project is open source or not. Google Chrome currently does not have a very high market share (neither does Firefox), so any attacks made will not affect that many people. Finding a vulnerability in Internet Explorer would be a better use of time (if that is what you like doing). There is a risk to showing your code to the outside world. I support open source software (if it is free or not) because I like the idea that the group putting out the software wants to share their ideas on how they solved a problem. This can lead others to come up with better ideas. In the end, software will become better and more efficient (despite the people that are out there to take advantage of the vulnerabilities found in software). The benefit of community involvement outweighs the risk of having the bad guys read your code and find vulnerabilities. Just my 2 cents...