In general, Secunia concludes, a larger market share means more vulnerabilities, which should be no surprise. The report says:
This analysis also supports the general perception that a high market share correlates with a great number of vulnerabilities. Apple, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems consistently occupy the top ranks during the last five years, with Adobe joining the group in early 2009.
Nevertheless, there will surely be one surprise for those who believe that Microsoft products are particularly vulnerable — Secunia reports that they’re not. The primary vulnerabilities on PCs are not due to Microsoft programs, but rather third-party programs, it says:
A typical end-user PC with 50 programs installed had 3.6 times more vulnerabilities in the 23 3rd party programs installed than in the 26 Microsoft programs installed. It is expected that this ratio will increase to 4.3 in late 2009.
The report then concludes:
Customers and businesses must change their perception that Microsoft products pose the biggest threat so as to allocate security resources effectively. General awareness on the risk of 3rd party programs must be established.
Well，I have run all flavors of DOS and Windows for close to 10 years. But I have never caught a virus or been compromised by any malware. For a long time I ran without an antivirus, just to prove it could be done.
If you don’t open attachments from people you don’t know, or open attachments you are not expecting, then you would never catch a virus or Trojan. We can use Chrome on the Web, because regardless of what OS you are using, it’s the browser they are going to exploit first, and Chrome has been shown to be tight as a drum
In my opinion, computers get compromised by malware because their users fall victim to social engineering. Viruses don’t just hop into a computer. Users have to invite them in. They have to fall for the “please review the attached bank statement” trick, or hang out on seedy sites offering pirated software and porn, or get duped by the obviously fake, “Your system is infected! Lastly, what happens when Betty or Bob lose their laptop or smart phone, with password-cached access to their e-mail and other accounts?
All the security software in the world won’t protect Betty or Bob from their own stupidity. What we need are better educated users. That is to say, plus a good firewall, AV, and browser, will shut the door on exploits.
Copyright by Lucy, a beautiful girl who likes collecting purses, shopping online and swimming, has a shop with coach purses and fashion bags on the Internet.
This analysis also supports the general perception that a high market share correlates with a great number of vulnerabilities. Apple, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems consistently occupy the top ranks during the last five years, with Adobe joining the group in early 2009.
Nevertheless, there will surely be one surprise for those who believe that Microsoft products are particularly vulnerable — Secunia reports that they’re not. The primary vulnerabilities on PCs are not due to Microsoft programs, but rather third-party programs, it says:
A typical end-user PC with 50 programs installed had 3.6 times more vulnerabilities in the 23 3rd party programs installed than in the 26 Microsoft programs installed. It is expected that this ratio will increase to 4.3 in late 2009.
The report then concludes:
Customers and businesses must change their perception that Microsoft products pose the biggest threat so as to allocate security resources effectively. General awareness on the risk of 3rd party programs must be established.
Well，I have run all flavors of DOS and Windows for close to 10 years. But I have never caught a virus or been compromised by any malware. For a long time I ran without an antivirus, just to prove it could be done.
If you don’t open attachments from people you don’t know, or open attachments you are not expecting, then you would never catch a virus or Trojan. We can use Chrome on the Web, because regardless of what OS you are using, it’s the browser they are going to exploit first, and Chrome has been shown to be tight as a drum
In my opinion, computers get compromised by malware because their users fall victim to social engineering. Viruses don’t just hop into a computer. Users have to invite them in. They have to fall for the “please review the attached bank statement” trick, or hang out on seedy sites offering pirated software and porn, or get duped by the obviously fake, “Your system is infected! Lastly, what happens when Betty or Bob lose their laptop or smart phone, with password-cached access to their e-mail and other accounts?
All the security software in the world won’t protect Betty or Bob from their own stupidity. What we need are better educated users. That is to say, plus a good firewall, AV, and browser, will shut the door on exploits.
Copyright by Lucy, a beautiful girl who likes collecting purses, shopping online and swimming, has a shop with coach purses and fashion bags on the Internet.
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