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Microsoft’s IE still a security hole

16 December, 2008 (17:24) | Uncategorized | By: ricjames

I’ve said this before, but apparently it bears repeating. Microsoft’s IE is still not secure:

Users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.

The flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer could allow criminals to take control of people’s computers and steal their passwords, internet experts say.

Microsoft urged people to be vigilant while it investigated and prepared an emergency patch to resolve it.

IE’s continued security flaws made it a piece of software I’ve used only in dire circumstances for years. My personal suggestion is to go with FireFox. Lots of great features and an extensible design so you can customize it to handle your particular needs makes it a smart choice. Google’s Chrome is starting to get good reviews but I’ve heard that it’s not quite there in terms of the various add-ons. Do yourself a favor and flip over to one of them.

Comments

Comment from The Bulletproof Monk
Time December 16, 2008 at 23:10

Done! Thanks, Ric.