{"id":1940,"date":"2020-03-25T11:53:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T07:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techxmedia.com\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2025-04-17T23:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:59:21","slug":"beyondtrust-releases-microsoft-vulnerabilities-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/beyondtrust-releases-microsoft-vulnerabilities-report\/","title":{"rendered":"BeyondTrust releases its Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BeyondTrust announced the release of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondtrust.com\/resources\/whitepapers\/microsoft-vulnerability-report\">Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report<\/a>. The research provides the latest annual breakdown into security vulnerabilities facing organizations today, as well as a five-year trends analysis to better equip organizations to increase their IT security posture and keep networks and systems safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its seventh edition,\nthis year\u2019s report identified the following highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In 2019, a record-high number of 858 <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/tag\/microsoft\/\">Microsoft<\/a> vulnerabilities was discovered<\/li><li>The number of reported vulnerabilities has risen 64% in the last five years (2015-2019) <\/li><li>100% of Critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer would have been mitigated by removing admin rights <\/li><li>100% of Critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge would have been mitigated by removing admin rights <\/li><li>80% of Critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 would have been mitigated by removing admin rights <\/li><li>80% of Critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows Servers would have been mitigated by removing admin rights<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Further analysis indicates\nthat on average over the last five years 83% of all Critical vulnerabilities\npublished by Microsoft could have been mitigated by security teams removing\nadmin rights from users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRemoving admin rights is\nnot just about security,\u201d said Sami Laiho, Microsoft MVP and Ethical Hacker.\n\u201cRemoving admin rights will also allow your computers to run faster, better and\nlonger, with less reinstallations. My larger customers have measured a 75%\nreduction in the amount of help desk tickets after removing admin rights,\nresulting in a more secure and productive environment for extended periods of\ntime.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rate at which\nvulnerabilities are increasing is a significant concern for organizations\ncommitted to protecting their networks from data breaches,\u201d said Morey Haber,\nChief Technology Officer &amp; Chief Information Security Officer at\nBeyondTrust. \u201cRecent global events have highlighted the critical need to\ncontinue to focus on information security. The ability to remove admin rights\nand control applications is no longer difficult to achieve, and least privilege\nshould always be considered as part of a proactive security strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BeyondTrust announced the release of its Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report. 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