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IE 6 and 7: An Attack Waiting To Happen?

After releasing two "important patches" for Office and Windows, Microsoft issued a warning that IE 6 and 7 may be subject to remote code execution attacks. Security experts say that hackers have found this hole and that a "limited" number of attacks have been reported.  

All software has flaws. One of the reasons Microsoft's software seems to have so many holes is that Microsoft aggressively reports its problems.

Do you agree or still think that Microsoft is less secure that its competitors? Shoot your answers to dbarney@redmondmag.com.

Posted by Doug Barney on 03/10/2010 at 10:44 AM


Reader Comments:

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 Dan Iowa

I agree in part, but I think it goes beyond that. How many Mac users run antivirus/antimalware software? Many don't. How many Firefox browsers are actually up to date? Many aren't. When you justify running Firefox as a browser by saying that IE is not secure, the implication is that somehow Firefox is. How eager is a software company going to be to report holes if market share is based on the premise of being more secure than Microsoft? Ultimately users are left in an unsecure environment precisely because they are under the false impression that software is magically secure because it isn't Microsoft, and they don't bother to do updates, practice safe browsing habits, or pay attention to firewall rules.

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