The Year of the Bug
Only three-quarters of the way through 2006, it has already proven itself to be a record year for security bugs, with a projected total of 7,500, up from last year's 5,195. Researchers maintain that the rise is due to software becoming more complex, while skills and tools to detect flaws are improving. On the bright side, there are fewer security vulnerabilities classified as high risk this year.
The above quote is directly from
Lavasoft News.
It goes on to say that 81% of home computers lack core protection (updated anti-virus software, a firewall and spyware protection) and
38% of home computers lack any spyware protection software.
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