The number of reported software vulnerabilities spiked in the first half of 2010, according to a new report from IBM s Internet Security Systems X-Force. Google joins the ranks of the ten software vendors with the most reported software holes. The percentage of unpatched holes for eight of the top 10 software vendors increased between first half 2009 and first half 2010. Apple Corp. maintained its poisition as the vendor accounting for most of the vulnerability disclosures. IBM said it expects attackers to continue to focus on attacks using common platforms like Adobe PDF and targeting holes in Web applications.
Source: https://threatpost.com/google-joins-list-companies-most-software-holes-082510/74382/