Only 41% of web browsers are fully patched

According to a study published on July 1st, on any given day only 41% of web browsers are fully patched. The data came from visits to Google websites worldwide between January 2007 and June 2008.

Not surprisingly, Firefox came out on top because of its single click auto-update technology which alerts users of new versions and then allows them to upgrade with a single click.

The percentage of users using the latest version of their browser:

Firefox - 83%
Safari - 65%
Opera - 56%
Internet Explorer - 48%

More details can be found in the full research paper.

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Jul
10
2008
Published on Thursday, July 10 2008 at 05:44 PM by Steve Werby in the Information Security blog.
Categories: Information Security

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