Submission + - Secunia: Apple replaces Oracle in SW insecurity. (arstechnica.com)
zentechno writes: Ars Technica has a security story from Secunia saying Apple has replaced Oracle as producing the most insecure software. This is based on the company's reporting of the number of security flaws. It also does NOT take into account the severity, or "install-base" of the flaw. Microsoft retains its spot as number 3.
As a 'security hobbyist' I find stories like this a bit offensive, and wish there were better, or at least more consistent "standards" for analyzing things like software security, which is certainly more than a one-dimensional metric. It turns the public view of serious things like the actual security of their ever-growing on-line world into a who-can-find-the-best-way-to-weigh-data for marketing reasons — not that the point of the article is marketing, for anyone other than Secunia — but seriously, should something as serious as how protected we are be left to tag lines?
The Secunia PDF is their first ever half-year report.
As a 'security hobbyist' I find stories like this a bit offensive, and wish there were better, or at least more consistent "standards" for analyzing things like software security, which is certainly more than a one-dimensional metric. It turns the public view of serious things like the actual security of their ever-growing on-line world into a who-can-find-the-best-way-to-weigh-data for marketing reasons — not that the point of the article is marketing, for anyone other than Secunia — but seriously, should something as serious as how protected we are be left to tag lines?
The Secunia PDF is their first ever half-year report.
