Yes, more vulnerabilities is bad, but not much worse. Though it is patched quicker, don't you think that there is someone out there who is just waiting for a vulnerability? Everytime there is a vulnerability, they would try a Zero-Day exploit. Maybe they wouldn't even go far because it is patched quick, but then, if vulnerabilities are found everyday, then maybe they can find a pattern of those vulnerabilities, and when that pattern is found, they don't have to wait for a vulnerability to be announced. They can just try their luck that there is a vulnerability, and when they are successful, maybe then they will take over your computer. They have got nothing to lose, by the way.
I agree with what you are saying. Nowadays, things are done without thinking of the consequences. But then, when something happens, they give us PATCHES! Do they help? Sometimes.. But when they want to stop the services, the 'thing' has become too valuable for us, we cannot live without it! Think about camera phones, it opens up opportunities for perverts and invades privacies.. Even capturing a four digit pin number is easily done with camera phone. Is it our fault that the technology is there?
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Yes, more vulnerabilities is bad, but not much worse. Though it is patched quicker, don't you think that there is someone out there who is just waiting for a vulnerability? Everytime there is a vulnerability, they would try a Zero-Day exploit. Maybe they wouldn't even go far because it is patched quick, but then, if vulnerabilities are found everyday, then maybe they can find a pattern of those vulnerabilities, and when that pattern is found, they don't have to wait for a vulnerability to be announced. They can just try their luck that there is a vulnerability, and when they are successful, maybe then they will take over your computer. They have got nothing to lose, by the way.
I agree with what you are saying. Nowadays, things are done without thinking of the consequences. But then, when something happens, they give us PATCHES! Do they help? Sometimes.. But when they want to stop the services, the 'thing' has become too valuable for us, we cannot live without it! Think about camera phones, it opens up opportunities for perverts and invades privacies.. Even capturing a four digit pin number is easily done with camera phone. Is it our fault that the technology is there?
Hey, on the bright side, you get to spam your contacts without even trying! And you get new things installed everyday! :p