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Archives => 2008 => Topic started by: Xairbusdriver on August 01, 2008, 09:05:15 AM

Title: Top Ten Vulnerable OSs?
Post by: Xairbusdriver on August 01, 2008, 09:05:15 AM
<c|net> reports on the IBM Internet Security Systems's X-Force 2008 Mid-Year Trend Statistics report . Apple tops the list, Microsoft and all the big names tag along. wink.gif The reporter seems to feel it's not the OS but a web apps, even php problem. I like the closing sentence of the report:
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A little dose of intelligence online would probably go furthest in protecting users from attacks.
"Think before you click!" WOW.gif
Title: Top Ten Vulnerable OSs?
Post by: Gregg on August 01, 2008, 12:38:35 PM
I have to say I'm surprised that Apple is "#1" on this list.

Maybe the update gunug alerted us to will change that next time they evaluate things.
Title: Top Ten Vulnerable OSs?
Post by: krissel on August 02, 2008, 05:09:24 AM
From the comment section:

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The number of reported vulnerabilities is a misleading metric used to mislead the ignorant. Some vulnerabilities are theoretical that could never be exploited. Some can get exploited in a thousand different ways. Also the security policies of the underlying system(be it VM or OS) also have an effect on how exploitable vulnerabilities are. This is why OSX has no exploits in the wild and why Windows gets raped on a daily basis and usually without needing user intervention.