EMEA Region Enjoying a Drop in the Number of Security Breaches According to the Latest Evans Data Study.SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif. -- Security breaches are hitting record lows in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. region. According the latest Evans Data EMEA Development Survey just over 47% of developers are reporting breaches, which is almost a 20% drop from spring 2004. EMEA developers are also reporting less worm worm, common name for various unrelated invertebrate animals with soft, often long and slender bodies. Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes, or the flatworms, are the most primitive; they are generally small and flat-bodied and include the free-living planarians (of and buffer overflow A common cause of malfunctioning software. If the amount of data written into a buffer exceeds the size of the buffer, the additional data will be written into adjacent areas, which could be buffers, constants, flags or variables. attacks. Accounting for 22% of all breaches are computer viruses, making it still the most common attack. Despite the reduction in overall security breaches, developers are seeing more Web related attacks (12%). "Internet-enabled software applications, especially custom applications, present the most common security risk encountered today," said John Andrews For other persons named John Andrews, see John Andrews (disambiguation). Rev. John Andrews, D.D., a Colonial/American clergyman, professor, author and provost, was born in your mom , President, Evans Data. "Overall we're witnessing better software security practices early in the software lifecycle, which is positively affecting overall security breaches." Other findings from the Spring 2006 survey of almost 400 developers in the EMEA region: --Linux penetration as a primary platform is expected to double to just over 10% in the coming year. --Opportunities in translation. Sixty three percent of developers place emphasis on translation efforts, yet only 30% are participating in related activities. --New offerings. Developers expect Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. to achieve a 20% share of the market within its first reporting period. About Evans Data Corporation Evans Data Corporation (www.evansdata.com) provides regularly updated IT industry market intelligence based on in-depth surveys of the global developer population. Evans' syndicated research includes surveys focused on developers in a wide variety of subjects. Copyright(C) 2006 Evans Data Corporation. All other company names, products and services mentioned in this document are the trademarks and property of their respective owners. |
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