Security advisories and reports typically include preventive measures that computer users can take to avoid malicious Internet attacks, but one piece of advice is on the rise: Use a Web browser other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Security experts themselves have indicated that their own use of Mozilla, Netscape or Opera — some of the most popular alternative Web browsers — suggests that non-Microsoft browsers are more safe than IE. When questioned by TechNewsWorld, a Microsoft representative indicated the software giant does not give any credence to the idea that a different browser would solve anyone’s security problems.
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Calls Against Internet Explorer Grow Louder
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 30, 2004 11:02 AMSecurity advisories and reports typically include preventive measures that computer users can take to avoid malicious Internet attacks, but one piece of advice is on the rise: Use a Web browser other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Security experts themselves have indicated that their own use of Mozilla, Netscape or Opera — some of the most popular alternative Web browsers — suggests that non-Microsoft browsers are more safe than IE. When questioned by TechNewsWorld, a Microsoft representative indicated the software giant does not give any credence to the idea that a different browser would solve anyone’s security problems.