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InternetNews Realtime IT News - Which Top Apps Have the Most Security Holes? 

Some of the most-used applications on Windows today are also some of the most vulnerable to security flaws. And it's often the user's fault. A list compiled ... by enterprise application whitelisting vendor Bit9 found that 12 of the most popular consumer applications are being used despite having vulnerabilities that could make for compromised systems or stolen data. The rankings -- ordered by number of vulnerabilities -- include Mozilla Firefox, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes, QuickTime and Safari Browser and Adobe's (NASDAQ: ADBE) Flash and Acrobat. Antivirus utilities didn't escape mention, with products from Symantec's (NASDAQ: SYMC) Norton family and from Trend Micro making an appearance. Also on the list were virtualization offerings from VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS). But Harry Sverdlove, Bit9's CTO, told InternetNews.com that the real fault generally doesn't lie with the products' vendors themselves, most of whom have fixes available for the security holes. "T   [More...] [Less...]