this
ZDnet article is a bunch of horse hockey!
it's said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
article really takes away credibility of Symatec. Let's look at the severity of those exploits shall we?
first off only IE has been widely exploited. Firefox typically issues a workaround and/or a patch within days. VS IE which may not issue a patch for extended periods. please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is monthly patches at best.
Secunia's data Firefox, 22 advisories issued for Firefox, 3 unpatched, one partial fix, rest patched and/or workaround.
severity: three rated highly critical, four moderately critical, and rest less or not critical.
IE 6: 69 advisories, 20 unpatched, 2 vendor workaround, 40 vendor patch, 9 partial fix.
Severity: 10 extremely critical, 20 highly critical, 14 moderately critical, and rest less or not critical.
look at data from Secunia and decide for yourself:
IE:
http://secunia.com/product/11/
firefox:
http://secunia.com/product/4227/