Microsoft Overtakes IBM as Most Buggy Software Vendor

[JMH]

Microsoft was the software vendor with the largest number of vulnerable products from August-October this year, overtaking IBM for the first time since reporting began, according to Flexera Software.

The security and compliance firm, which bought vulnerability management vendor Secunia recently, claimed Microsoft had 12 products affected by bugs, as opposed to IBM’s eight.

But Redmond has Adobe to thank for being nudged up the vulnerability charts, according to Kasper Lindgaard, director of Secunia Research at Flexera Software.

“The reason so many Microsoft products are in the Top 20 lists this time is that both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge come bundled with Adobe Flash, adding the 35 Flash vulnerabilities listed in August to Windows 8 and upwards,” he said.

“This means that for Windows systems from 8 and later, the 35 vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player are added to the Microsoft vulnerabilities, resulting in these products climbing higher than they otherwise would.”

Microsoft Overtakes IBM as Vendor with Most Buggy Software - Infosecurity Magazine

 

[Digerati]

I am glad they pointed out that Adobe was really the big offender here.

But I really wish the author linked to the original article. I cannot find the source on either Flexera or Secunia websites. A "bug" has a totally different definition from "vulnerability" and he seems to be using them interchangeably. Bug does not imply vulnerability, nor does vulnerability imply there was a bug.

 

[xilolee]

New Vulnerability Update: Bundling With Adobe Flash ® Exposes Windows ® and Microsoft ® Had More Vulnerable Products | Flexera Software

secunia.com - secunia-vulnerability-update-no5_2015.pdf (direct download)

 

[Digerati]

Thanks xilolee!

I find it interesting how the words bug or buggy are not mentioned once in the actual report either. So once again, here we have a "reporter" who cannot report the news without interjecting his own biases. On top of that, he cannot even get his facts straight. :mad7:

Note the report CLEARLY says,

Eight different Microsoft products are listed

yet what does Phil Muncaster say?

Secunia recently, claimed Microsoft had 12 products affected by bugs

I repeat my claim, greedy lawyers and unprofessional, biased, headline seeking, wannabe journalist are what's really wrong with the world today.

 

[xilolee]

That's what most politicians say.

 

[Digerati]

Yeah, well, 43% of Congress is made up of lawyers. But still politicians seeking their next election win do make a close third - along with the insurance industries. None are out to do what is best for the people they are there to protect and/or serve.