Even Microsoft can't move software makers to patch their products.
According to data released Wednesday by the company, third-party developers patched just 45% of the vulnerabilities that Microsoft's security team reported to them during the 12 months from July 2009 to June 2010.
The newest number, however, was more than triple that during the year-long stretch through June 2009, when developers patched a measly 13% of the bugs Microsoft reported.
Yesterday's data came from a progress report issued by the Microsoft Vulnerability Research, or MSVR, a program launched in August 2008 in which the firm's security researchers report bugs they find in third-party software, and coordinate with other firms to make sure that details of the flaws don't go public until patches are ready.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179846/
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According to data released Wednesday by the company, third-party developers patched just 45% of the vulnerabilities that Microsoft's security team reported to them during the 12 months from July 2009 to June 2010.
The newest number, however, was more than triple that during the year-long stretch through June 2009, when developers patched a measly 13% of the bugs Microsoft reported.
Yesterday's data came from a progress report issued by the Microsoft Vulnerability Research, or MSVR, a program launched in August 2008 in which the firm's security researchers report bugs they find in third-party software, and coordinate with other firms to make sure that details of the flaws don't go public until patches are ready.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179846/
