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Secunia
Company typePrivately held company
Founded2002
HeadquartersDenmark,
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsEnterprise Security Manager
Vulnerability Tracking Service
Surveillance Scanner
Network Software Inspector
Personal Software Inspector
Online Software Inspector

Secunia is a Danish computer security service provider best known for tracking vulnerabilities in a large variety of software and operating systems.

Numbers of "unpatched" vulnerabilities in popular applications are frequently quoted in software comparisons.[1] Secunia has gained publicity and a notable reputation with the discovery of major zero day attack vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and other widely used programs.[2]

Secunia Personal Software Inspector

The Secunia PSI program allows users to view any out of date programs installed on a user's computer. It also allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade to new and secure versions of applications installed on a computer.[3]

References

  1. ^ For example:
    "Mac OS X security myth exposed. And thousands of other products and OSes given security rundown". 2004-06-24. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
    "Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains high". 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  2. ^ Naraine, Ryan (2006-05-01). "Internet Explorer Security Problems Multiply". eWEEK. Retrieved 2006-06-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Welcome to Secunia Online Software Inspector (OSI). Scan Now". Retrieved 2010-03-07.