Our security analysts released an intelligence analysis of software vulnerabilities that indicates a growing problem for the IT industry.
Analyzing the numbers provided, the top 4 pieces of vulnerable 3rd party software in the last years are Oracle Java Runtime environment, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe Flash Player / Plugin and Apple Quicktime.
Leaving aside this particular analysis, it becomes quite clear that we are facing a growing threat for the large companies that may become very easily vulnerable to cyber-criminal threats and fishing attempts.
Heartbleed and Shellshock are some of the worst software vulnerabilities encountered in 2014. Using these security holes, hackers are able to deploy malware and retrieve information from compromised systems.
We can stay informed on software vulnerabilities and install the necessary security patches as soon as they are released, but since software development process only increases all over the online environment, we are pretty sure software vulnerabilities will continue to appear.