If companies patch the most popular 37 Windows programs, they could cut their risk by 80 percent, report says. Secunia used data from its Personal Software Inspector (PSI), a free vulnerability and patch scanner that runs on 3 million Windows systems. The company found that the number of vulnerabilities affecting the typical endpoint jumped to 729 in 2010, from 225 in 2007. Focusing on only those vulnerabilities can make a big difference in a company’s security posture, says Secunia’s Stefan Frei.”]
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