by Dave Rosenberg

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report

analysis
Mar 22, 20071 min

Symantec just released the 11th edition of their security threat report. It's always a fun read and always has a few tidbits that aren't totally clear. For example, the report would lead one to believe that Windows is more secure than OSX or Linux (with less vulnerabilities addressed quicker) but doesn't explain what they were or how directly relevant to the core OS the issues are. For example, a PHP exploit on

Symantec just released the 11th edition of their security threat report. It’s always a fun read and always has a few tidbits that aren’t totally clear. For example, the report would lead one to believe that Windows is more secure than OSX or Linux (with less vulnerabilities addressed quicker) but doesn’t explain what they were or how directly relevant to the core OS the issues are. For example, a PHP exploit on OSX shouldn’t be considered totally legit as it’s not a core part of the OS.

Lots of interesting tidbits–you’ll be happy to know that the US is still responsible for much of the worlds internet crime.