Microsoft security vulnerabilities drop after five-year rise – Channel Asia

The total number of Microsoft vulnerabilities reported in 2021 dropped by five per cent, reversing a five-year trend that saw such vulnerabilities rising sharply, according to a new report from identity management and security vendor BeyondTrust. A total of 1,212 new vulnerabilities were discovered in 2021, but their severity, as well as their location in the Microsoft family of software products, has changed substantially year-over-year. Vulnerabilities rated as “critical” on the CVSS standard dropped by 47 per cent in the past year, reaching their lowest levels since BeyondTrust began issuing this report, nine years ago. Vulnerabilities on Windows, Windows Server…