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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

SANS Top 20 security vulnerabilities

The SANS Institute has been publishing lists of vulnerabilities for a while, and this year's Top 20 is well worth a look. The site says:



This SANS Top-20 2005 is a marked deviation from the previous Top-20 lists. In addition to Windows and UNIX categories, we have also included Cross-Platform Applications and Networking Products. The change reflects the dynamic nature of the evolving threat landscape. Unlike the previous Top-20 lists, this list is not "cumulative" in nature. We have only listed critical vulnerabilities from the past year and a half or so. If you have not patched your systems for a length of time, it is highly recommended that you first patch the vulnerabilities listed in the Top-20 2004 list.



The list might remind you of a fix you have missed, and it has links to more information and fixes.

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