Weaknesses in Microsoft software fall sharply, says report
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Weaknesses in Microsoft's software that make it vulnerable to attacks plunged 33.6 percent during the first half of the year, outpacing an industrywide drop of 4 percent.
The findings were among those being released Monday in Microsoft's semiannual Security Intelligence Report, which tracks threats to software, such as malware, Trojans and viruses.
It was the second six-month period in a row in which the total number of vulnerabilities fell, after peaking during the first half of 2007.
At the same time, though, the report determined that the number of "high-severity" vulnerabilities in industry software had actually increased. Attacks also are becoming more sophisticated.