China has the Most Bowser Security Problems

According to Microsoft these days it looks like they are making some progress in the war against security problems on home computers and computers and businesses.
 
At least they are in the US anyway.
 
One thing they have found that I find interesting is that China has the most exploited computer browsers on the planet. Almost 46% of the attacks on computers China compared to the US with 23%. 

I wonder why?

I think what may be happening is that in the Chinese market has older operating systems running older versions of Microsoft Windows.

The US may have fewer problems because we are running more instances of XP Service Pack 3 and Vista Service Pack 1 that protect against more vulnerabilities.

I believe the other reason you may see fewer security problems in the US over China is the fact that the US has regular updates and patches pushed down to our computers.

I can only speculate that China’s older operating systems, power systems and communication systems may be not up to the same standards as they are in the US.

With less attention to security updates and software patches there is a greater vulnerability for Chinese computers.

Another thing to consider is the fact that American companies are doing a better job of training or employees about how spyware, viruses and scareware make their way to their computers.

A huge defense that companies and individuals can provide against having their computers security compromised is education and knowledge about how these particular attacks occur.

Another thing I find interesting is that Macs or Linux operating systems do not suffer the same type of vulnerability to attack from malicious software and viruses.

Part of the reason a Mac PC or Linux does not experience the same level of vulnerabilities is that it is much more difficult to attack these systems and they don't have the same level of popularity which attract those who want to spend the time attacking them.

Just as a crook looks to attack the most vulnerable so does the computer hacker.