Internet security better but foul exploits grow, IBM says

23.03.2012
IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam, but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: have been forced to rethink their tactics.

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, released its 2011 Trend and Risk Report which surveys some 4,000 customers, and the report showed the following:

• Spam out: a 50% decline in spam email compared to 2010.

• Better patching: Only 36% of software vulnerabilities remaining unpatched in 2011 compared to 43% in 2010. Some security vulnerabilities are never patched, but the percentage of unpatched vulnerabilities has been decreasing steadily over the past few years.