A new collaborative study between Google, IBM, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology suggests that users are slower to move between product updates than they should be — especially those using Internet Explorer. The researchers believe that browsers could learn from the food industry, of all things.The group performed its analysis using Google’s database of user information (nonpersonally-identifiable information, mind you). The information in question was gathered between January 2007 and June 2008, and represents some 18 months of browser data. Both minor and major patch versions were considered, as was the date when new patches were actually released. Data was compiled separately for each of the browsers that were tracked, and multiple visits from any given machine were counted only once per day.
arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080701-40-of-surfers-dont-bother-with-browser-security-updates.htmlResearchers: 637 million browser users at risk
A group of researches on Tuesday said 637 million Web users are surfing with outdated Internet browsers and therefore at greater risk of Web-based attacks.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62043356,00.htmBrowsers still going unpatched, says study [IDG]
Only 59 percent of people use fully patched web browsers, putting the remainder at risk from growing threats from diligent hackers, according to a study by Swiss researchers.
http://techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=102061