Does anybody know the most secure browser to use?

asininity

anewhope wrote: »

What utter folly. All it takes, the same as on Vista and OS X, is for the user to approve the request and away it goes. Typically, the userbase of Linux is more computer savvy than your average PC user and is less tempted to install things randomly from the internet.

Edit; Unless you're a "Power User" and you've disabled UAC.

While thats true to an extend you'll find that it would only effect that user not the whole system. Its extremely hard for a virus to gain root access within linux.

Just in case you're interested http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/06/linux_vs_windows_viruses/

ecossesays

anewhope wrote: »

There's about 250 different versions of patches that require thorough testing before they're deployed. The timetable, aka Patch Tuesday, is a schedule that anyone involved in IT is thankful for because issuing patches to workstations always presents a possibility of instability, and if you've been involved with deploying patches in a corporate environment you'll realise that the deployment needs to be carefully planned to minimise any downtime to your users.

Releasing patches once a month is nothing but a money saving scheme by Microsoft and as the XML exploit proves leaves IE open to high level security risks.
Did you just copy and paste that from the Microsoft website? As someone who works in IT I would certainly be hard pushed to find anyone who is thankful for Patch Tuesday.

Inactive

So have we concluded then?

That no one browser is safer than the other... :rotfl: :rotfl:

asininity

PROLIANT wrote: »

No, I have extensive experience in using, debugging, installing and administering IE for some time now, so I guess I have an idea !!!!!! I am talking about and you sir clearly do not and resort to spitting your dummy out when any challenge is brought to your "set me free" open source Utopia.

You'll find that I dont much care for the opensource utopia, its just better value for no money. You've obviously experience in IE and non in firefox.

aliEnRIK

Inactive wrote: »

So have we concluded then?

That no one browser is safer than the other... :rotfl: :rotfl:

HELL no

Firefox with NOSCRIPT

(Or use a SANDBOXIE)

Inactive

aliEnRIK wrote: »

HELL no

Firefox with NOSCRIPT

(Or use a SANDBOXIE)

Don't start them all off again Rik..

PROLIANT

Moving on....

[Deleted User]

ecossesays wrote: »

Releasing patches once a month is nothing but a money saving scheme by Microsoft and as the XML exploit proves leaves IE open to high level security risks.
Did you just copy and paste that from the Microsoft website? As someone who works in IT I would certainly be hard pushed to find anyone who is thankful for Patch Tuesday.

Obviously, organisation and planning in order to minimise disruption to your users (who don't care why something doesn't work, that's not their concern or job role) is going out of fashion.

Marty_J

Interesting report:

http://www.webdevout.net/browser-security

It would appear that, as it is measured here, IE is less secure than Firefox, Safari and Opera in just about every way. They also all issue security fixes much quicker than Microsoft do.

Of course, if you care about security, you shouldn't be using Windows in the first place. It's something of an uphill struggle.

aliEnRIK

Marty_J wrote: »

Interesting report:

http://www.webdevout.net/browser-security

It would appear that, as it is measured here, IE is less secure than Firefox, Safari and Opera in just about every way. They also all issue security fixes much quicker than Microsoft do.

Of course, if you care about security, you shouldn't be using Windows in the first place. It's something of an uphill struggle.

Good find Marty
Be interesting to see what PRO says to that

bear in mind that doesnt take into account vulnerabilities to scripts

Looks like IE is losing in EVERY way