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   Anonymous
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   http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2117316/mozilla-slams-microsoft-browser-testing-tool-rates-firefox-poor-security

   "Microsoft's site is more notable for the things it fails to include: security technologies such as HSTS, privacy tools such as Do Not Track, and vendor response time when vulnerabilities are discovered."
   Unsurprisingly, Mozilla, along with Google, supports the HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security)

   Posted 13 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   And who bothers to listen to Microsoft? Especially in regard to browsers!

   Posted 13 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   http://www.yourbrowsermatters.org/#/home

   http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/internet-explorer-is-the-safest-web-browser-ha/1546

   Yes, that includes IE 9, the best and most up-to-date IE which is only available on Windows 7. Isn’t it funny how Microsoft claims that IE 9 is the most secure of its browser family, but somehow it has to have the same problems fixed that exist in IE 6, 7, and 8? Could it be that it’s really not that different after all from the rest of its historically insecure family?

   http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/chrome-15-the-best-browser-keeps-getting-better-review/1584?tag=nl.e539
   http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/internet-explorer-9-haunted-by-critical-security-vulnerabilities/9590?tag=nl.e539

   Summary: Microsoft fixes drive-by download flaws in the latest version of its dominant Internet Explorer browser and warns that exploits could emerge within 30 days.
   Microsoft’s shiny new Internet Explorer 9 browser contains critical security vulnerabilities that expose users to drive-by download attacks, the company warned today.

   http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2011/08/11/strengthening-user-control-of-add-ons/
   Strengthening User Control of Add-ons

   http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/protect-your-systems-from-the-dangers-of-web-browsing/6749?tag=nl.e064
   Protect your systems from the dangers of web browsing
   Takeaway: Here are the most common myths around web browsing and the necessary steps to take to ensure a safe and secure browsing environment for all your users.
   Mark Twain once quipped, “It’s not what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just isn’t so.”

   Firefox is the best only if you add MyWOT, NoScript, Adblock, Bitdefender Trafficlight.
   All free from firefox add-ons

   Posted 13 years ago #

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