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Does anybody know the most secure browser to use?
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It saddens me some of the terrible advice that gets dished out on here.
If you are going for a straight Internet Explorer v Firefox battle then Firefox is considered to be safer. Why? When security issues are discovered they are resolved much quicker than in IE which is closed source meaning you have to wait until Microsoft develops and releases a patch. Firefox is open source meaning that as soon as an issue is discovered there is a whole network of people across the globe working to fix it as soon as possible.
Ask pretty much any IT professional which is safest between the two and you will get that answer.0 -
Have you done any 'dodgy surfing' using IE7? I have, and been attacked by scripts a few times (Meaning without anti virus software to stop it, you get infected)
Firefox with NOSCRIPT hasnt let one attack through. results speak for themselves.
I couldnt care less HOW good the Microsoft programmers are...........:idea:0 -
Agreed, if it was the other way around and Linux was getting plagued with Viri then the complaints about the O/S would be the complete opposite.nomoneytoday wrote: »Linux and Firefox, for the simple reason that hackers will go for the most used systems - it's the law of averages. If you have 1,000 people using windows and 50 people using Linux then a hit is 20 times higher, assuming everything else is equal
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.0 -
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Internet Explorer - patches are released in a comparable speed to that of any "open source" campaign.ecossesays wrote: »Ask pretty much any IT professional which is safest between the two and you will get that answer.
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.0 -
Internet Explorer - patches are released in a comparable speed to that of any "open source" campaign.
Patches are generally released to fill 'holes' in their operating system or programs (IE and OFFICE are 2 examples)
They dont do ANYTHING against the virus attacks that are prevalent in millions of dodgy websites worldwide:idea:0 -
Very interesting discusion.
Sorry not an expert to give my oppinion.0 -
No body is forcing anybody down any path, Microsoft can do what they want it is there property and you buy a license to use it.
No they can't. Stop living in your illusions.IE Proves more secure and robust time and time again, the project has Millions of $ invested in to it and has the best Microsoft platform software engineers working on it, IE has been around for a long time and has superseded it self on each new release, Fire fox does not have the technical resources or $ to invest and that is why a. It is free and b. it will never be better than Microsoft Internet Explorer™, Fire Fox has a handful of "anti-Microsoft" campaigners squirreling away at the project whereas Microsoft has some of the worlds best software engineers building a better and safer browser.
Firefox is safer from the get go, you should read the internet once in a while and learn something.Haven't both OOXML and ODF been ratified under ISO now?
OOXML was forced through by microsofts bully boy tactics, thats why M$ are getting investigated about it.0 -
...that is why A/V companies are in business.Patches are generally released to fill 'holes' in their operating system or programs (IE and OFFICE are 2 examples)
They dont do ANYTHING against the virus attacks that are prevalent in millions of dodgy websites worldwideSince when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.0 -
Cross site scripting (XSS) has been raised as a result of poorly designed web sites any way, if the web developer was not so much of a lazy twot and constrained input and encoded output then we would not be having this pointless discussion would we.
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.0
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