p2p news / p2pnet: BitDefender, cited by Bit9 in a list of 15 companies said to have critical security holes in their applications, has received a written apology.

"Simply put, Bit9 had depended upon data for their report that was months old," BitDefender spokesman Peter Gorman told p2pnet.

"The problem no longer exists and should not have even been considered for this report. I honestly wouldn’t doubt that there are other companies in contact with Bit9 about these findings as well."

BitDefender 9 did have a minor vulnerability last September, but it immediately discovered the problem and issued an automatic patch which required no user intervention, says Gorman.

"By erroneously including BitDefender 9 among its list of top vulnerabilities, Bit9 has caused great confusion in the IT market and a disservice to our emerging consumer base," declared BitDefender cto Bogdan Dumitru.

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Also See:
written apology – Firefox tops ‘critical’ list, June 22, 2006

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