BitSight researchers examined more than 35,000 companies from over 20 industries across the world to explore the use of outdated operating systems and outdated Internet browsers over the last year and their correlation to data breaches.
As part of this study, researchers focused on operating systems from Apple and Microsoft, along with Internet browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer. As criminals continue to exploit outdated systems to carry out massive attacks, it has become important for companies to patch vulnerabilities and assess the number of outdated endpoints on their networks as well as the networks of their trusted third parties with access to sensitive data.
