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1H 2010 - Security bug count up - 3rd party apps ...
- http://www.theregist..._threat_report/
12 July 2010 - "The number of vulnerabilities in the first half of 2010 was close to the number recorded in the whole of 2009, security notification firm Secunia reports*... Secunia reckons the security threat landscape is shifting from operating system vulnerabilities to bugs in third-party applications. Secunia reckons a typical end-user PC with 50 programs installed will be faced with 3.5 times more security bugs in the 24 third party programs running on their systems than in the 26 Microsoft programs installed. Secunia expects this ratio to increase to 4.4 in 2010. Patching to defend against these vulnerabilities is further complicated by the 13 different software update mechanisms running on each PC... study can be found here*."
* http://secunia.com/g...Report_2010.pdf
"... The overall conclusion is that despite considerable security investments, the software industry at large still proves unable to produce software with substantially less vulnerabilities, highlighting the continued need for Vulnerability Intelligence and Patch Management... the report shows an alarming development in 3rd party program vulnerabilities, representing an increasing threat to both users and business..."
- http://www.pcmag.com...,2366015,00.asp
07.02.2010
- http://isc.sans.edu/...ml?storyid=9172
Last Updated: 2010-07-14 14:36:45 UTC
- http://www.bitdefend...cape_Report.pdf
"... During the last six months, China has been the most active country in terms of malware propagation, followed by the Russian Federation. Both countries are known for their lax legislation regarding cybercrime, as well as for the plethora of “bulletproof hosting” companies – such as the officially dead Russian Business Network (but extremely active in practice), Troyak (taken down in March 2010) or PROXIEZ-NET (gone as of May 2010). If both the Russian Federation and China are the main hosters for Zeus C & C panels / exploit packs, and medicine spam mass-mailers, Brazil – ranked third – has an industry of its own: the highly dangerous banker Trojans... "
Edited by AplusWebMaster, 30 July 2010 - 08:44 PM.
