CERT on Security of Platforms and Systems

Softwaremaker wrote:

However, it might be useful to note that most *nix vulnerabilities got patched sooner than most Windows ones.

in addition to the fact that the numerical count is a non-sequitter, the WMF vulnearbility took 7 days to solve. everytime a report like this is published, a lot of people get really religious.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39245889,00.htm

Just how many people actually stop to consider the damage potential, severity of those flaws, ease of exploit, available workarounds, hardening possibilities, etc. Vulnerability count alone would be too superficial a view on the true security scene. But that is as deep as nearly everybody is ever willing to go before making some judgement.