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Security threats to software are increasing and it appears that Apple and Adobe are going to find their products under increased attack next year while Microsoft is going to come out on top.
There was gloomy news delivered to Apple and Adobe recently when it was revealed that their software were increasingly vulnerable to security threats. In the next year, it is thought that this trend will escalate even further, and see these two companies suffer through more security threats compared to Microsoft.
The news about security threats that these companies faced this year and upcoming ones were made public in a report published by Trend Micro. This report was a result of the Zero Day Initiative of by the company and it saw Adobe experiencing 135 vulnerabilities while Microsoft had 76, reported MobiPicker.
However, when it comes to the upcoming year, it is expected that the Apple and Adobe will face more security threats. This is due to the fact that Adobe continues to deal with security issues arising from Flash while Apple's products saw a big spike in flaws within the last few months.
Apple saw an uptick from 25 to 50 software flaws by the month of November this year and this is expected to continue into 2017. Part of the problem for Apple stems from the fact the company does not support the iPhone 4S which is being increasingly targeted by hackers. Also, the amount of iOS and Mac devices shipped to customers are expected to rise next year which means that more flaws will be reported.
As for Microsoft, it has seen its shipments of PCs fall and it has implemented a number of improvements and patched many of the vulnerabilities in its OS. All these factors will result in hackers finding less software flaws in Microsoft's products next year.
Microsoft is also taking steps to disable Adobe Flash on its Edge browser in an attempt to improve its security, TechRepublic reported . This particular change will see people having to physically allow Flash content to play on a website.
However, users will have to wait for the Creators update to arrive for Windows 10 with this particular change to the Edge browser. Microsoft importantly has not provided any release date for the update and it is expected to arrive next year in the spring.
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