# Open source makes Akash as secure as or more secure than AWS

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-10-27
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** Akash Network CEO, Greg Osuri on Yahoo Finance (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:04:21 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MCrtBKQYkw&t=261s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2021-10-27-open-source-makes-akash-as-secure-as-or-more-secur-qmov/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Open source makes Akash as secure as or more secure than AWS," Akash Network CEO, Greg Osuri on Yahoo Finance (Akash Network), 27 Oct 2021, 00:04:21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MCrtBKQYkw&t=261s

## Quote — verbatim

> It's probably more secure than your traditional Amazon because Akash being open source, all our source code is actually open for a public audit, so it offers similar levels if not better levels of security guarantees Amazon's or the big cloud offers.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Rebutting host's security concern about using Akash over AWS.