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Old 02-17-2011, 02:34 PM   #1
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Arrow Bulk of browsers found to be at risk of attack


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About eight out of every 10 Web browsers run by consumers are vulnerable to attack by exploits of already-patched bugs, a security expert said today.

The poor state of browser patching stunned Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of security risk and compliance management provider Qualys, which presented data from the company's free BrowserCheck service Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

"I really thought it would be lower," said Kandek of the nearly 80% of browsers that lacked one or more patches.
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Old 02-18-2011, 04:19 PM   #2
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is this just designed for page views ?
 
Old 02-18-2011, 04:38 PM   #3
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is this just designed for page views ?
Not sure what you mean. Could you elaborate?
 
  


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