Dark Reading: Browser Plug-In Vulns The Endpoint's Weakest Link

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Online infections, exploit kit damage wreaked due to poor browser plug-in hygiene

By Ericka Chickowski
July 12, 2013

Despite all of the attention given to zero-day attacks and system vulnerabilities, the typical exploit assaulting enterprise endpoints actually looks for a much easier attack vector to launch attacks. In more cases than not, the application used to access the Web is also the one most online attackers will target. That's because most attackers and online exploit kit designers realize that the common browser is usually an endpoint's weakest link. Not only are enterprises generally slow to keep up with browser patching, they're downright sluggish at updating plug-ins and extensions.

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