Firefox rated most vulnerable web browser
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Firefox rated most vulnerable web browser
In a report that will surely start internet fires all over the world Secunia is reporting that Firefox is the most vulnerable web browser that is widely adopted on the market today.
"This year, Secunia published advisories for the four most widely used web browsers: Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox. 31 vulnerabilities were reported for Internet Explorer (IE 5.x, 6.x, and 7), including those publicly disclosed prior to vendor patch as well as those included in Microsoft Security Bulletins. Safari and Opera each had 32 and 30 vulnerabilities, whereas 115 vulnerabilities were registered for Firefox in 2008."
The vulnerabilities measures areas of a browser that requires a patch to fix a hole that could be exploited by a malicious user to take sensitive data from the end user.
It's an interesting contrast to the idea that people assumed that Firefox was the most web secure browser. According to this review Opera appears to be the safest but Microsoft and Apple's web browsers are not far behind.
Does this mean that you should switch your browser out of fear? Not so, the study does leave out the human element that the best defense is an educated user. If you are aware of what you are doing online and don't download bonzi buddy you are one step closer to a safer web experience.
Update: Mozilla have responded to the report and you can read their response here. Interestingly it appears Mozilla discloses all security issues whereas other vendors tend to keep them secret which would explain the big number differences.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...le-web-browser
"This year, Secunia published advisories for the four most widely used web browsers: Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox. 31 vulnerabilities were reported for Internet Explorer (IE 5.x, 6.x, and 7), including those publicly disclosed prior to vendor patch as well as those included in Microsoft Security Bulletins. Safari and Opera each had 32 and 30 vulnerabilities, whereas 115 vulnerabilities were registered for Firefox in 2008."
The vulnerabilities measures areas of a browser that requires a patch to fix a hole that could be exploited by a malicious user to take sensitive data from the end user.
It's an interesting contrast to the idea that people assumed that Firefox was the most web secure browser. According to this review Opera appears to be the safest but Microsoft and Apple's web browsers are not far behind.
Does this mean that you should switch your browser out of fear? Not so, the study does leave out the human element that the best defense is an educated user. If you are aware of what you are doing online and don't download bonzi buddy you are one step closer to a safer web experience.
Update: Mozilla have responded to the report and you can read their response here. Interestingly it appears Mozilla discloses all security issues whereas other vendors tend to keep them secret which would explain the big number differences.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...le-web-browser
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fuck that noise
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firefox ftw motherfuckers
i dont give a fuck what their saying km down for firefox fuck internet explorer and novby fucking uses etscae navigator anymore that sht sucks more balls than that gay guythat used t post here
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They forgot to add that Mozilla patch flaws faster than anyone else.
" With a vast community dedicated to keeping Firefox secure, Mozilla is able to find and fix bugs faster.
Users get patches faster: 90% of active users updated within six days
Like in 2006. Mozilla has raised the bar: There was exploit code available for known, unpatched critical security flaws in Firefox for a total of only nine days in 2006, v. 284 days for IE (Washington Post).
Just keep firefox bugs public and we are all good.
Chrome is too new and it has a long way to go. Here is the updated release notes with fixes and most of then are crash issues etc..
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.o...asenotes201680
" With a vast community dedicated to keeping Firefox secure, Mozilla is able to find and fix bugs faster.
Users get patches faster: 90% of active users updated within six days
Like in 2006. Mozilla has raised the bar: There was exploit code available for known, unpatched critical security flaws in Firefox for a total of only nine days in 2006, v. 284 days for IE (Washington Post).
Just keep firefox bugs public and we are all good.
Chrome is too new and it has a long way to go. Here is the updated release notes with fixes and most of then are crash issues etc..
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.o...asenotes201680
In a report that will surely start internet fires all over the world Secunia is reporting that Firefox is the most vulnerable web browser that is widely adopted on the market today.
"This year, Secunia published advisories for the four most widely used web browsers: Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox. 31 vulnerabilities were reported for Internet Explorer (IE 5.x, 6.x, and 7), including those publicly disclosed prior to vendor patch as well as those included in Microsoft Security Bulletins. Safari and Opera each had 32 and 30 vulnerabilities, whereas 115 vulnerabilities were registered for Firefox in 2008."
The vulnerabilities measures areas of a browser that requires a patch to fix a hole that could be exploited by a malicious user to take sensitive data from the end user.
It's an interesting contrast to the idea that people assumed that Firefox was the most web secure browser. According to this review Opera appears to be the safest but Microsoft and Apple's web browsers are not far behind.
Does this mean that you should switch your browser out of fear? Not so, the study does leave out the human element that the best defense is an educated user. If you are aware of what you are doing online and don't download bonzi buddy you are one step closer to a safer web experience.
Update: Mozilla have responded to the report and you can read their response here. Interestingly it appears Mozilla discloses all security issues whereas other vendors tend to keep them secret which would explain the big number differences.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...le-web-browser
"This year, Secunia published advisories for the four most widely used web browsers: Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, Opera, and Mozilla Firefox. 31 vulnerabilities were reported for Internet Explorer (IE 5.x, 6.x, and 7), including those publicly disclosed prior to vendor patch as well as those included in Microsoft Security Bulletins. Safari and Opera each had 32 and 30 vulnerabilities, whereas 115 vulnerabilities were registered for Firefox in 2008."
The vulnerabilities measures areas of a browser that requires a patch to fix a hole that could be exploited by a malicious user to take sensitive data from the end user.
It's an interesting contrast to the idea that people assumed that Firefox was the most web secure browser. According to this review Opera appears to be the safest but Microsoft and Apple's web browsers are not far behind.
Does this mean that you should switch your browser out of fear? Not so, the study does leave out the human element that the best defense is an educated user. If you are aware of what you are doing online and don't download bonzi buddy you are one step closer to a safer web experience.
Update: Mozilla have responded to the report and you can read their response here. Interestingly it appears Mozilla discloses all security issues whereas other vendors tend to keep them secret which would explain the big number differences.
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/0...le-web-browser
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