Firefox, Safari Top Browser Vulnerability List

Author: Donald Sears
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Firefox accounted for 44 percent of all browser vulnerabilities
reported in the first half of 2009. In contrast, Apple’s Safari had 35
percent of all reported browser vulnerability, Microsoft’s Internet
Explorer was third at 15 percent and Opera had just six percent share. The 2009 figures stand in contrast to Cenzic’s Q3/Q4 2008 report, where IE accounted for 43 percent of all reported Web browser vulnerabilities and Firefox followed closely at 39 percent. Read the full article. [internetnews.com] 

Firefox accounted for 44 percent of all browser vulnerabilities
reported in the first half of 2009. In contrast, Apple’s Safari had 35
percent of all reported browser vulnerability, Microsoft’s Internet
Explorer was third at 15 percent and Opera had just six percent share. The 2009 figures stand in contrast to Cenzic’s Q3/Q4 2008 report, where IE accounted for 43 percent of all reported Web browser vulnerabilities and Firefox followed closely at 39 percent. Read the full article. [internetnews.com] 

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