Internet Explorer most at risk for exploits

[QuintonB]

Beware Internet Explorer

According to a recently published report, Internet Explorer users are most vulnerable to exploit attacks

 

[furpile]

For once IE is not compared to other browsers but to other windows components. However, being the most used program to access the internet (compared to other windows components) this does not really surprise me.

 

[Nod]

Still, or again?

 

[ToxicBunny]

This is no surprise at all.. since its pretty much the attack vector that almost all machines will present to the internet...

 

[kianm]

IE is the most vulnerable browser and Google collects all your data with Chrome. Hard place and a rock

PS: I hate how firefox has to apply updates every minute

 

[I O U]

Not IE, but MS OS related - apparently MS need more than 90 days (reasonable time allowed for by Google) to issue patches / fixes ; and they're (MS) the ones who are angry. If I were senior in Google, I'd tell them to go & get stuffed.

Gotcha! Google angers Microsoft by exposing Windows vulnerability
http://betanews.com/2015/01/12/gotcha-google-angers-microsoft-by-exposing-windows-vulnerability/

Microsoft criticizes Google for 'gotcha' approach to bug disclosure
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/12/7530791/microsoft-criticizes-google-for-bug-disclosure-approach

 

[Swa]

No surprise there as it basically allows the execution of compiled programs.