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They don't mention any evidence for this... is it true?The numbers illustrate the trend of attackers turning their focus away from operating systems and toward applications, Kandek said.
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"Operating systems have become more stable and harder to attack and that's why attackers are migrating to applications, he said. "Adobe is a huge focus for attacks now, around 10 times more than Microsoft Office. Yes: "don't use GPL software, they'll actually confess to all the bugs when they fix them".Something to think about GPL software.
You are totally right disciple,disciple wrote:Not exactly high-quality journalism:
"vulnerabilities" ≠ "bugs"
"vulnerabilities" ≠ actual exploits
I guess at least they recognise that:
"reported vulnerabilities" ≠ "vulnerabilities"
Although they don´t mention any evidence, in Windows side is totally clear that focusing in Internet Explorer is a fast way to attack the Operating System (as you already pointed), IE is integrated in Windows kernel making it the big gate for any attack.disciple wrote:Maybe I've been living in a Linux cave for too long:They don't mention any evidence for this... is it true?The numbers illustrate the trend of attackers turning their focus away from operating systems and toward applications, Kandek said.
Microsoft Office isn't an operating system... and since when was it a huge focus for attacks? The focus used to be Windows via Internet Explorer.Code: Select all
"Operating systems have become more stable and harder to attack and that's why attackers are migrating to applications, he said. "Adobe is a huge focus for attacks now, around 10 times more than Microsoft Office.