You can find many comparisons between popular CMS systems on the internet. Whenever Drupal is mentioned in them, it is always described with words like: safe, open, regularly updated. Today I'm going to explain why it has such an opinion. I will also present evidence that the level of security claimed by the Drupal community is not just empty words.
Here are five reasons behind the Drupal's safety:
1. Open-sourceness
You'll probably say: most CMS systems are distributed using the Open Source model. Why would that be Drupal's advantage? But take a broader look at CMS ecosystems. Almost all are available under open licenses, but their modules, plug-ins and skins are also being distributed using a purely commercial model. In the case of WordPress – the sale of add-ons is quite popular, and it limits the openness of their code. You can find many comparisons between popular CMS systems on the internet. Whenever Drupal is mentioned in them, it is always described with words like: safe, open, regularly updated. Today I'm going to explain why it has such an opinion. I will also present evidence that the level of security claimed by the Drupal community is not just empty words.
Here are five reasons behind the Drupal's safety:
1. Open-sourceness
You'll probably say: most CMS systems are distributed using the Open Source model. Why would that be Drupal's advantage? But take a broader look at CMS ecosystems. Almost all are available under open licenses, but their modules, plug-ins and skins are also being distributed using a purely commercial model. In the case of WordPress – the sale of add-ons is quite popular, and it limits the openness of their code.