Microsoft is still burdened with a bad reputation among users for security, although figures show its products are more secure than most on a person's computer, according to new data from the Danish security vendor Secunia.
The number of vulnerabilities in software commonly found on PCs shot up by an astounding 71% between 2009 and 2010, mostly due to problems in third-party applications rather than in the Windows OS or Microsoft apps, said Stefan Frei, research analyst director for Secunia. The company released its annual vulnerability report on Tuesday.
"When we dig deeper we find the main contributor is not vulnerabilities in Microsoft products but vulnerabilities in third-party products," Frei said. "Traditionally we still perceive Microsoft programs and the Microsoft operating system to be the main culprit, the main threat. However, this has changed."
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9205399/
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The number of vulnerabilities in software commonly found on PCs shot up by an astounding 71% between 2009 and 2010, mostly due to problems in third-party applications rather than in the Windows OS or Microsoft apps, said Stefan Frei, research analyst director for Secunia. The company released its annual vulnerability report on Tuesday.
"When we dig deeper we find the main contributor is not vulnerabilities in Microsoft products but vulnerabilities in third-party products," Frei said. "Traditionally we still perceive Microsoft programs and the Microsoft operating system to be the main culprit, the main threat. However, this has changed."
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9205399/
