Tuesday, June 29, 2004
I'm sticking with IE
Recent security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer have caused many people to recommend (again) that you should switch to a different browser. The Register is reporting that CERT "is advising people to ditch Internet Explorer and use a different browser after the latest security vulnerability in the software was exposed." I've looked through the CERT website and cannot find any such advisory. In fact, what I can find encourages users to install the latest patches from Microsoft and to run an anti-virus program.
You may feel the need to use a different browser. Opera seems to be the browser of choice among those who have switched. I'm sticking with IE mainly because I don't like the tabbed browsing supplied by Opera.
Update: Ted pointed me to the CERT warning here. However, The Register, was not completely honest their reporting. CERT gave several options to resolve the issue, the last of which was to use a different browser...and it by no means was given emphasis over other solutions. In the past, I have had some doubt as to the quality of reporting in The Register. The shoddy job done here definately shows a lack of journalistic credibility.
You may feel the need to use a different browser. Opera seems to be the browser of choice among those who have switched. I'm sticking with IE mainly because I don't like the tabbed browsing supplied by Opera.
Update: Ted pointed me to the CERT warning here. However, The Register, was not completely honest their reporting. CERT gave several options to resolve the issue, the last of which was to use a different browser...and it by no means was given emphasis over other solutions. In the past, I have had some doubt as to the quality of reporting in The Register. The shoddy job done here definately shows a lack of journalistic credibility.
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