A new report compiled by TheBestVPN – taking NIST's National Vulnerability Database data as source – indicates that the operating system Android resulted in 2019 the platform affected by the greatest number of vulnerabilities safety. The operating system of the robot is at the top of the ranking compiled by TheBestVPN with 414 vulnerabilities, followed at a not so wide distance by Debian Linux with 360 vulnerabilities. Third and fourth places equal Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 with 357 vulnerabilities.
Android, however, appears to be channeled into a downward trend: in 2017, 843 vulnerabilities were discovered, while the previous year 525. In general, since its appearance in the technological landscape, Android has seen 2563 vulnerabilities. According to TheBestVPN the cause is not attributable to Android itself, but to the number of apps pre-installed on Android devices and which often have high-level permissions, thus being able to access resources that should remain protected.
In a statement to FastCompany, a spokesman for Google said: "We are committed to transparency and public release of security bulletins every month on issues that have been resolved in Android to strengthen ecosystem security. We do not agree with the principle that measuring the number of security issues identified in any operating system is an indication of the security of the platform. This is actually the result of the fact that the opening of the Android ecosystem is working as expected ".
Are they numbers that should worry you? We believe not, as long as you rely on common sense measures: always download apps from trusted sources, be careful when surfing the net, avoid opening dubious links or attachments even if arriving from known contacts and always keep your device updated . In this regard, it is good to move towards a solution that guarantees the regular release of security updates when purchasing a new smartphone.
Other significant data from TheBestVPN reports? Most of Single Product Vulnerability by year of 1197 and affects Debian Linux in 2018, while in a span of 20 years, from 1999 to 2019, the vendor with the most vulnerabilities detected Microsoft with 6814 cases with an average of 12.9 vulnerabilities per product. In terms of Linux media taking the throne, with an average of 139.4 vulnerabilities per product.
