Surprise, Apple's OS X Comes Out as Most Vulnerable Software of 2015

Hackread ^ | January 3, 2015 17:01 UTC | Ali Raza

[Up Yours Marxists]

In a study conducted by CVE Details, the most vulnerable software of the previous year has been identified as Apple’s OS X and the tech-giant is also the company with most bugs.

With 2016 coming, people in all sectors have been busy summarizing 2015 with reports and lists of who have been the winners and who have been the losers. The tech experts and security personnel have been at it too, with CVE Details producing a list of most vulnerable software of the past year.

Many would have expected the list to be topped by Adobe Flash, for the software had reported a number of zero days right from the beginning of 2015. However, the final list took everyone by surprise, for it was Apple’s OS X that came out as the most vulnerable software of 2015. What was more shocking was that Adobe Flash didn’t even make it to second place, for that spot was taken by iOS, another Apple product.

[Up Yours Marxists]

Microsoft has been officially dethroned as the most vulnerable operating system in 2014. And the most vulnerable mobile operating system.

Congratulations, Apple!

[editor-surveyor]

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Anyone that thinks this is good news is a fool.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Yay! Windows 10 > OS X

Chuckle.

[big'ol_freeper]

LOL...riigghhhttt

[Up Yours Marxists]

Wait for the spin doctors. aka Apple iGroupies. “We have a new crowned king of security holes. That makes us safer!”

And they only own what, 11% of the personal computing market? And they have 1000’s of Indians checking software in their supposed “secure store”?

[Up Yours Marxists]

I just cite what’s there. Don’t get mad at me. Get mad at CVE Details for posting CVE statistics.

[Tzfat]

I am a professional developer. OS X, iOS, and Windows. I have 6 Macs, 2 Windows PCs, and numerous iPads. I have never run antivirus on any Mac. Ever.

Try that on a Windows box sometime.

[Up Yours Marxists]

Based on all the vulnerabilities and holes in their operating systems, perhaps you should!

[rockrr]

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[Tzfat]

Nope. Mac professionals don’t do antivirus or anti-malware. Don’t need to.

[jacquej]

I have seen so many of these FUD articles over my many years of running macs, I no longer pay attention to them.

No specifics mentioned in this one as to exactly what the vulnerabilities might be.

There are always stupid users, I suppose.

[Up Yours Marxists]

Really? So if someone sends you an infected file and you pass it along to your other non Apple friends that’s OK with you?

That right there is complete security mismanagement. I used to fire my security people for doing such irresponsible behavior.

Going out on the internet or any network without protection is like going into a Saigon whore house without a box of rubbers.

[tacticalogic]

Nope. Mac professionals don’t do antivirus or anti-malware. Don’t need to.

I hear the same thing from Linux users. Most of the malware out on the internet is being served up by hacked Linux servers.

[Up Yours Marxists]

And there are also stupid arrogant asses who think just because some idiot told them their system was totally secure they would take their word for it and say “not my problem”.

Security is everyone’s problem. And this shows just how arrogant Apple owners are thinking their systems are as secure as a military-grade computer. What a bunch of stupidity at the highest level. Even if you are secure doesn’t mean you being on the network means you can’t pass your crappy email viruses onto other parts of the network and take the entire network down because of this crass behavior.

[Swordmaker]

OS X listed as having the most "vulnerabilities" in 2015. However, that is because it ships with and updates many components of UNIX^tm programing languages as well as OS X included in every update. Also, vulnerabilities do not translate as "exploits," and the vast majority of the reported vulnerabilities were self-reported by Apple as they patched them. -- PING!

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[Up Yours Marxists]

It’s quite apparent how many of these so-called Apple network administrators are in actuality “security cowboys”. Or just plain liars. No?

[Swordmaker]

Based on all the vulnerabilities and holes in their operating systems, perhaps you should!

Vulnerabilities do not equal exploits, Up Yours Marxists. Call us when there are exploitable vulnerabilities which cause loss of data or invasion of machines. Until then look to the log in your own eye.

[Swordmaker]

It’s quite apparent how many of these so-called Apple network administrators are in actuality “security cowboys”. Or just plain liars. No?

No.

[tacticalogic]

It’s quite apparent how many of these so-called Apple network administrators are in actuality “security cowboys”. Or just plain liars. No?

I've never met anyone who claimed to be an "Apple network administrator". I've seen people claim that Linux or OSX is immune to malware, and they are dead nuts wrong.

[TribalPrincess2U]

GO MAC!