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tak13 on 30 July 2014
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Viper1 said:
vivster said:

As network security administrator I say to you that the risk lies entirely with the user and the implemented security policies. 99.999% of all attacks through the browser are not via the browser's backdoors but irresponisble user behavior and weak security policies. Another browser doesn't make you automatically safer.

In fact, I found the IE be even more stringent in keeping the user in check than let's say Chrome, regarding active elements on websites and downloads.

I'm not endorsing IE because it's a pain to work with but it certainly has an undeserved bad rep when in comes to security. When those security concerns come from users using older versions. I can assure you that using an older version of Chrome and Firefox carry their own security risks. A person using a new version of IE is not less safe than any other up to date browser. In fact, in some companies it's even preferably thanks to the windows integration.

Fully agreed about users being the bigger issue.  But time to patch is one that a user doesn't control and is the reason IE is still less secure.

oooh!i know this,...but hasnt annoyed me, because i think my norton internet security,malwarbytes,and anti exploit cover this vulnerability ...or not?...plus the adguard and advance system care security reinforce and some other safety  tweaks?