I recently read this interesting report by Microsoft on software vulnerabilities and exploits, malicious code threats, and potentially unwanted software. I thought that you might also find it interesting.

The key findings of the report are based on detailed analysis of trends found in 117 countries/regions worldwide over the last few years, focusing on 2010. Microsoft’s perspective on vulnerability disclosure is that “Vulnerabilities in applications versus operating systems or web browsers continued to account for a large majority of all vulnerabilities in 2010.”

The report also presents a concise summary of findings regarding document exploits, operating system infection rates, threat families, home and enterprise threats, e-mail threats, spam types, and malicious websites.

To access the Microsoft Key Findings Report (Volume 10), click here.

Stay Secure,

Maria Eriksen Jensen
VP Marketing & Business Development