OS X, iOS and Linux all have more vulnerabilities than Windows

The data released by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) today shows that the Windows vulnerability problem has been greatly improved, and the total number of vulnerabilities and the number of high-risk vulnerabilities are less than those of OS X, iOS and Linux in the same period. Surprisingly, the biggest problem lies in OS X, which had a total of 147 vulnerabilities last year, including 64 high-risk and 67 general vulnerabilities, while iOS also had as many as 127 vulnerabilities, including 32 high-risk vulnerabilities.

In comparison, Microsoft is much better. Windows 8.1 had 36 vulnerabilities last year, and the figures for Windows 8 and 7 are similar. For enterprise users, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 both had 38 vulnerabilities last year. In general, the number of security vulnerabilities in Americans' computers has increased significantly, from 4,794 in 2013 to 7,038 in 2014, and the trend is still accelerating.

However, most of the vulnerabilities come from third-party software, with operating systems accounting for only 13% and hardware system vulnerabilities accounting for %. However, Microsoft should not be too happy too soon, as IE is the most insecure browser, with 242 vulnerabilities exposed in IE in one year, compared with Chrome's 124 and Firefox's 117.

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