Common Vulnerabilties and Exposure charts - a Security Breaches ranking

Skybird · 07-31-17, 05:13 AM

Some surprises. Windows 7 does relatively well. Linux is a mixed bag, Android is terrible. Windows 10 and Chrome are midfield and not much different to each other.

http://www.cvedetails.com/top-50-products.php?year=2016

Android now has the biggest market share mongst OS, so the messy ranking for it is no surprise. And many naive users still run their mobiles by the assumption that Google Playstore is "safe" and that they do not need security software on their smartphones. Hehehehe, big mistake! Windows 10 does better than its reputation, but the problems wth Windows 10 are misunderstood by many: they are not so much secuity-relevantm but privacy relevant, both should not be mistaken. That Linux is so mixed a bag, surprises me a bit, but then, it does not.

Considering that W7 still is the Windows version which has a greater market share than W8 or W10, it does remarkably well.

The total numbers of vulnerabilities of an application or OS must be put into relation to how fast and how often the distributors offer updates closing these gaps. This is what can "compensate" for the perceived weakness of a software if following only the above numbers and charts. Chrome is a privacy joke, but no other OS seems to get as many updates to close security holes, and so quickly, like this one. Linux also is set up well in this regard. With Microsoft however, this part of the story is completely different... To name their update policy of the past two years a disaster, still would be doing them too much honour. Thats why their relatively low issue numbers have a heavy impact nevertheless.

07-31-17, 05:13 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Common Vulnerabilties and Exposure charts - a Security Breaches ranking Some surprises. Windows 7 does relatively well. Linux is a mixed bag, Android is terrible. Windows 10 and Chrome are midfield and not much different to each other. http://www.cvedetails.com/top-50-products.php?year=2016 Android now has the biggest market share mongst OS, so the messy ranking for it is no surprise. And many naive users still run their mobiles by the assumption that Google Playstore is "safe" and that they do not need security software on their smartphones. Hehehehe, big mistake! Windows 10 does better than its reputation, but the problems wth Windows 10 are misunderstood by many: they are not so much secuity-relevantm but privacy relevant, both should not be mistaken. That Linux is so mixed a bag, surprises me a bit, but then, it does not. Considering that W7 still is the Windows version which has a greater market share than W8 or W10, it does remarkably well. The total numbers of vulnerabilities of an application or OS must be put into relation to how fast and how often the distributors offer updates closing these gaps. This is what can "compensate" for the perceived weakness of a software if following only the above numbers and charts. Chrome is a privacy joke, but no other OS seems to get as many updates to close security holes, and so quickly, like this one. Linux also is set up well in this regard. With Microsoft however, this part of the story is completely different... To name their update policy of the past two years a disaster, still would be doing them too much honour. Thats why their relatively low issue numbers have a heavy impact nevertheless. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 07-31-17 at 05:30 AM.