Windows Becoming More Secure As Number of Unpatched Systems Declining

Microsoft is trying to beef up Windows security, and almost every new version that sees daylight comes with significant improvements in this regard, but the number of unpatched systems has always been a problem.

And this is obviously impacting the result of all these Microsoft efforts, as users aren’t patching their systems and are keeping their computers vulnerable.

But a new study performed by Secunia shows that the number of those who actually patch their computers is on the rise, proving that users are more self-conscious about the risks of running an operating system that’s vulnerable to attacks.

Specifically, the report shows that, in Q2, only 5.4 percent of the systems were unpatched, down from 6.1 percent in Q1 and from 10.3 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. Secunia experts applaud this change and explain that Windows 10 could bring even more ...