Third-party apps: Bad news for security by CSO, Salted Hash – IT security news analysis, over easy! Tue, 2011-01-18 13:48 Topic(s): Data ProtectionMy IDG news service colleague Jeremy Kirk has an interesting article on some new Secunia research regarding third-party apps.
Here are some of the more interesting parts:
The number of vulnerabilities in software commonly found on PCs shot up by an astounding 71 percent between 2009 and 2010, mostly due to problems in third-party applications rather than in the Windows OS or Microsoft apps, said Stefan Frei, research analyst director for Secunia. The company released its annual vulnerability report on Tuesday.
“When we dig deeper we find the main contributor is not vulnerabilities in Microsoft products but vulnerabilities in third-party products,” Frei said. “Traditionally we still perceive Microsoft programs and the Microsoft operating system to be the main culprit, the main threat. However, this has changed.”
The whole article including referenced links can be read on the link below
http://blogs.csoonline.com/1338/third_party_apps_bad_news_for_security