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- Get the details on Internet Explorer 7's security improvements
- This article is also available as PDF download.IE 7 includes new end-user features such as tabbed browsing,but its main claim to fame is added security. Both as a browser upgrade for XPand as the built-in browser for Windows Vista, IE7 provides a number of newmechanisms to make Web browsing more...
- Technical articles 2006-10-23
- Why you should think twice before ditching Internet Explorer
- Why you should think twice before ditching Internet Explorerarticle rootSomewhat misleading...It's true that Internet Explorer supports some proprietary technology that no other browser chooses to implement because of its proprietary nature or security issues related to the technology (I'm referring to ActiveX in particular). But as far as web standards...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-14
- Piggyback developers in a bind over IE
- significant number of Web sites are coded specifically to work with IE,Microsoft has gone to some significant effort to promote "IE Only" featured Web development, to assure that their monopoly will continue despite well-developed competition.Forcing people to move to XP cannot work, since many WIN95-WIN98 users are on PC's that...
- Discussion threads 2004-10-11
- SP2 vs. the plug-ins
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- Technical articles 2004-09-03
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- Both Internet Explorer and Firefox Need To Be Held to a Higher Standard
- David Berlind over at ZDNet recently responded to George Ou's piece on the possibility of media bias regarding coverage of Internet Explorer and Firefox.Let us apply my patented Logic Analysis System on the concept of holding companies to different standards for the same type of product, using some of Mr....
- Blog posts 2006-04-17
- internet explorer outgoing script error
- what is the reason for receiving an "internet explorer script error [Line: 15868]; CHAR: 13; ERROR: denied; CODE: 0, when sending an email via outlook express 6?Re: script error...Script errors in IE6 and 7. SYMPTOMSA Web page may not display or work correctly, and you may receive an error message...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-07
- Learn two ways to disable Internet Explorer
- Learn two ways to disable Internet Explorerarticle rootIE only pagesThe problem I have found is that there are sites I can not navigate if I DON'T have IE. These usually have forms or other IE specific navigation. I use FireFox as my main browser, but every now and...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-19
- Stall your upgrade to Internet Explorer 8
- What browser do you recommend for your network?Every tech has his or her software preferences, but there are also business needs to be considered. Which one is the best fit for your organization?If Internet Explorer is the default browser on your network, are you going to jump on IE 8,...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-15
- ActiveX control hole in Internet Explorer
- This week, the Exterminator takes a look at a hole in Microsoft Internet Explorer caused by an ActiveX control. Also, look for updates from Novell and virus updates.Exterminator kills bugs deadThe Exterminator brings you weekly updates on bug fixes, virus recovery, service release announcements, and security notices for Windows, Sun,...
- Technical articles 2000-07-07
- A pair of new Internet Explorer threats are currently unpatched
- Two new Internet Explorer threats haven't been patched. Sinceone of them is addressed in Windows XP Service Pack 2, it may not be patcheduntil the release of that Service Pack. In other news, the first cell phone virus has been detected,as discussed at the bottom of this article.DetailsUS-CERT VulnerabilityNote VU#713878...
- Technical articles 2004-06-28
- Lock IT Down: Internet Explorer Codebase Localpath threat remains unpatched
- Microsoft Internet Explorer localpath vulnerability unpatchedA new flaw in IE 6.0 could allow attackers to shut down a computer just by getting users to visit a malicious Web site. Commonly referred to as the Codebase Localpath vulnerability, Microsoft was notified of this threat in January and February of 2002. As...
- Technical articles 2002-04-01
- Smoothing the transition from Internet Explorer to Firefox
- Smoothing the transition from Internet Explorer to FirefoxHave you gotten the memo stating that your company isofficially dropping support for Internet Explorer in favor of the newly minted1.0 version of Mozilla Firefox? No? Check your mail. On a serious note, Firefoxis truly taking the browsing world by storm. At the...
- Technical articles 2005-02-09
- Ten words or less: "Internet Explorer 7 is..."
- Ten words or less: "Internet Explorer 7 is..."In ten words or less, complete the following sentence: "Internet Explorer 7 is..."I'll start with "...the best imitation of Firefox I've seen in a while."more exploits in progress..and Jay, you need to take a look at Seamonkey.Mozilla's answer to Netscape Communicator. :pMine isStill...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-02
- Microsoft releases a special security bulletin for three critical IE flaws
- Microsoft released an urgent cumulative security bulletin onFriday, July 30, 2004. The company obviously puts a high priority on thecritical security issues covered in this bulletin since it broke its policy ofreleasing all security bulletins for the month on a single day in the firsthalf of each month. The new...
- Technical articles 2004-08-04
- Why you should think twice before ditching Internet Explorer
- If your organization has decided that using IE on a regular basis exposes it to security risks, it's not necessarily wrong. But switching to an alternative Web browser isn't necessarily the right decision either. Find out why even long-time Microsoft critic Jonathan Yarden says companies shouldn't be so quick to...
- Technical articles 2005-10-14
- Improve the security of ActiveX and browser add-ons while maintaining usability
- ActiveX is a major source of security headaches in MicrosoftInternet Explorer. Although IT professionals might wish to disable ActiveXaltogether, that simply isn't an option for many users, so we need to know howto tweak various settings and permissions for the different security zones inIE. Fortunately, there are a variety of...
- Technical articles 2005-08-05
- SolutionBase: Run Internet Explorer on Linux
- Even Linux devotees may need to use Internet Explorer on occasion for tasks such as testing Web design or JavaScript. Brian Smith shows you how to get Microsoft's browser running on Linux. Most Linux users would be appalled by the idea of attempting to contaminate a Linux installation...
- Technical articles 2007-10-11
- Tech Tip: Properly control ActiveX security
- By Mike MullinsActiveX is a Microsoft-designed mechanismthat allows Web browsers and e-mail programs, such as Outlook, todownload and execute programs from the Internet. These programs,known as ActiveX controls, execute as native applications and havefull access and rights to everything on the machine within thepermissions of the user executing the code....
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- Microsoft users face two zero-day threats in a week
- Microsoft has released two security advisories in the past week, confirming two separate ActiveX vulnerabilities. Exploit code is circulating for both threats, but Microsoft hasn't yet released patches. Get the details in this edition of the IT Locksmith, and learn about possible workarounds. Two ActiveX threats have emerged for...
- Technical articles 2006-11-06
- Boost Office 2007 security with Information Rights Management, the Document Inspector, and the Trust Center
- This article is alsoavailable as a PDF download.In our previous article on Office 2007 security, wediscussed three of the mechanisms built into Office 2007: document encryption,formatting and editing restrictions, and digital signatures. In this article,we'll take a look at three more: Information Rights Management IRM, checkingdocuments for personal information metadata,...
- Technical articles 2007-04-26
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