![]() But, with that said, it’s important to know what was out there and to be sure you have updated everything as you should. As long as a vendor releases an update for a vulnerability before it is exploited (and the update doesn’t break anything else, which can be a mighty big IF) then the number of vulnerabilities is less about quality and more about complexity. All software is written by humans, and exploited by humans, and until the former changes, the latter never will. The idea here is not to poke at any vendor for their vulnerabilities, but rather to ensure we are aware of what was out there and to be sure we’ve all got ourselves current and up to date. ![]() And 2015 was quite the year with an average of 25 vulnerabilities per day ( six a day more than 2014), according to the data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). After all, those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Looking for the 2017 version of this data? Click hereĮach year, we like to look back on the previous year and learn what we can from all the patches, updates, and incidents that were experienced.
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