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Latest Software Pricing and Licencing survey from Flexera Software reveals only 29 per cent of enterprises monitor their systems for unauthorised or unlicensed software for security

With security software serving on the front line – protecting individuals and enterprises from hacker threat – it may come up as a surprise that between August and October of 2016 – 11 security products were included on a list of products with the most software vulnerabilities.

Enterprises are rushing to implement security tools to protect their networked environments -- but those same tools comprised more than half of the 20 most vulnerable-ridden software products based on regular testing during the last quarter, according to new figures from Flexera Software.

New Flexera Software Vulnerability Update Included 11 security products -- many of which used open source components containing vulnerabilities

Nearly a quarter of the top 20 products with most vulnerabilities in the period August-October this year was security software, according to a new research report from Flexera Software

The White House’s latest software requirements could generate significant savings, but the jury is out on whether federal CIOs will stand behind the bill.

Each year, thousands of software vulnerabilities are detected in thousands of products.

The percentage of unpatched Microsoft Windows operating systems on private PCs seems to be stabilising after a year of steady decline. But the level of unpatched non-Windows applications on private PCs continues to rise.

Australia has a $2 billion shelfware problem, according to Flexera Software CEO Jim Ryan.

This election season, voting machine security is probably not top of mind.

Microsoft® Windows OS vulnerabilities appear to be stabilising after year-long decrease, while non-Windows application vulnerabilities still on the rise

We're getting better at fixing Microsoft's OS but not so much with applications

UK PC users are still struggling to patch non-Windows applications, exposing themselves to unncessary risk, according to Secunia Research.

Microsoft® Windows OS vulnerabilities appear to be stabilising after year-long decrease, while non-Windows application vulnerabilities still on the rise

Flexera Software, the leading provider of next-generation software licensing, compliance, security and installation solutions for application producers and enterprises, has released a Vulnerability Update covering the Top 20 products with the most vulnerabilities in May, June and July 2016.

A recently signed law promises to save the government at least $2 billion a year on software. Even with the coming change of administration, lawmakers and industry experts are hopeful the measure will live up to its billing.

Users are far more lax about updating and fixing apps they run on their PCs than updating Windows

Flexera Software has found good news and bad news for both Australian Windows users and cybersecurity. New research from Secunia Research shows that the percentage of unpatched Windows operating systems dropped in the second quarter of 2016, but the percentage of unpatched non-Microsoft software is on the rise.