| Online security has always been a hot issue | | | | program is just a text editor if you think |
| ever since the Internet first came into | | | | about it. Certainly, it has strong 256 bit |
| being. Users are still in search of that | | | | AES encryption, which is considered to be one |
| elusive perfect safety that will effectively | | | | of the best security protection devices on |
| keep all kind of Internet hooligans out of | | | | the Internet. The idea is to provide an area |
| their private connections. Today, the world | | | | for users to store their vital data that they |
| is becoming open source. Everything from | | | | do not want other eyes to see. Just text can |
| arcade games to high end information portals | | | | be saved here, but you can use the data |
| are going open source. It is but inevitable | | | | protection software for saving your bank |
| then that security applications also go open | | | | account numbers, phone numbers, usernames and |
| source. The wave has already begun, if you | | | | passwords on the websites you use and such |
| check out applications like the internet | | | | things. You can set up a password so that |
| security applications, an open source secure | | | | only people who have the password will be |
| text tool for people who wish to keep some of | | | | able to see the files you have saved with |
| their information encrypted on the computers | | | | online protection. |
| they use. But how good is open source online | | | | |
| protection after all? | | | | Internet protection software is a very |
| | | | powerfully encrypted tool in itself, it must |
| With open source software, the main interest | | | | be said that it does not help quite as much. |
| that happens is that the developers release | | | | You can only save plaintext format here, and |
| the source code online. That means, anyone | | | | that could be a big let downer. Also, if you |
| with knowledge of coding, and obviously with | | | | are working with various files, you cannot do |
| an interest in it, is able to modify the | | | | so simultaneously. There are such problems. |
| code. They can also use the code to make | | | | But we must also remember that the code is |
| their own tools and applications. But the | | | | open source. So that means, these |
| greatest advantage is of course that | | | | shortcomings can be fixed by just about |
| troubleshooting becomes a breeze. If you are | | | | anyone. The only question is when. |
| using open source software and there's a | | | | |
| snag, all you have to do is to make a post on | | | | Online protection in open source does exist |
| a community or forum for the software and | | | | then, but you must not expect all the bells |
| experts from all over the world will come | | | | and whistles that go with commercially |
| forward with suggestions. Some will even fix | | | | retailed products. Some of these could look |
| the bug. That is one the strongest points of | | | | quite plain and may not do all the things you |
| open source, they are constantly perfected so | | | | expect of them. However, online protection |
| that they are virtually snag-free. | | | | software, they are constantly being upgraded, |
| | | | and that is the cause why they might just as |
| Open source protection is still in its | | | | well supersede some of the retailed products |
| infancy, though. The internet protections | | | | in the market today. |