The Google Chrome browser has earned the dubious distinction of being named the most vulnerable application on the "Dirty Dozen" list of 12 applications with the most discovered software flaws requiring security updates and notifications from January through mid-October.
The annual "Dirty Dozen" list, compiled by security vendor Bit9 based on information available in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's public National Vulnerability Database, puts Google Chrome in the No.1 spot with 76 reported vulnerabilities.
The No. 2 spot is held by Apple's Safari browser at 60 reported vulnerabilities while Microsoft Office was No. 3 with 57. The rest of the "Dirty Dozen" ranking are as follows:
More: http://www.macworld.com/article/155749/
............................................................................................
The annual "Dirty Dozen" list, compiled by security vendor Bit9 based on information available in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's public National Vulnerability Database, puts Google Chrome in the No.1 spot with 76 reported vulnerabilities.
The No. 2 spot is held by Apple's Safari browser at 60 reported vulnerabilities while Microsoft Office was No. 3 with 57. The rest of the "Dirty Dozen" ranking are as follows:
More: http://www.macworld.com/article/155749/
