ZDNet: Why are there more browser vulnerabilities these days?

I ran the numbers and vulnerabilities in browsers are up this year, as is their severity. We know more about this for Internet Explorer because Microsoft provides the most data.

By Larry Seltzer
November 11, 201

So far in calendar year 2014, Microsoft has fixed 215 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, with more coming out today. There have been security updates to Internet Explorer every month this year except for January.

Is this a bad thing? Is 215 a big number? That's really not clear, but it is clear that the number, frequency and severity of updates has increased. This may be the new normal. Here is some raw data and context:

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