Cyber Threats Accelerate and Browser Vulnerabilities Proliferate

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 30, 2008

“The new tools are being implemented on the Internet by
organized criminal elements, and at the same time public exploit
code published by researchers are putting more systems, databases
and ultimately, people at risk of compromise.

“According to the X-Force report, 94 percent of all
browser-related online exploits occurred within 24 hours of
official vulnerability disclosure. These attacks, known-as
“zero-day” exploits, are on the Internet before people even know
they have a vulnerability that needs to be patched in their
systems.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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