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Browser Vulnerability Study Unkind to Firefox

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the still-beats-IE-on-my-linux-boxes dept.

Browser Buddy writes "A new Symantec study on browser vulnerabilities covering the first half of 2006 has some surprising conclusions. It turns out that Firefox leads the pack with 47 vulnerabilities, compared to 38 for Internet Explorer. From Ars Technica's coverage: 'In addition to leading the pack in sheer number of vulnerabilities, Firefox also showed the greatest increase in number, as the popular open-source browser had only logged 17 during the previous reporting period. IE saw an increase of just over 50 percent, from 25; Safari doubled its previous six; and Opera was the only one of the four browsers monitored that actually saw a decrease in vulnerabilities, from nine to seven.' Firefox still leads the pack when it comes to patching though, with only a one-day window of vulnerability."

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  1. Unkind by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are you unkind when you tell the truth?

  2. out-of-context funnies by smellsofbikes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    >you box is getting trojaned?

    That sounds like a line from a really bad movie, one of those where all the male actors have moustaches.

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  3. Re:Truth to the market segment argument? by Headcase88 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Business guy: Ok, we've quantified the pros and cons of this new project. The pros clearly outnumber the cons.
    Dilbert: what are the pros and cons?
    Business guy: the cons are unachievable, unprofitable, and a waste of money. The pros are milk, eggs, bread, celery...
    Dilbert: That seems to be a grocery list.
    business guy: ...You fool! I told you quantification never works!

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