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How secure is your browser?

Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek talks about research which clearly shows that browser security is alarmingly bad. Browsers and plug-ins are frequently outdated and easily attacked. …

Internet Explorer 9 delivers improved security

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 today. This release improves security, privacy and reliability. Tracking protection. Some content on websites can be used to track your …

Pwn2Own: Safari and IE8 go down, Chrome’s attacker a no-show

The results of the first day of the Pwn2Own contest held each year at the CanSecWest conference are the following: Safari and IE8 went down, Chrome is still unscathed due to a …

All versions of Internet Explorer under threat

Today Microsoft released a new security advisory to help protect users from a vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer versions 6, 7, and 8. Exploiting this vulnerability …

Tracking protection lists for Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft recently announced that IE9 will enable users to import independently curated lists of third party domains, which can be blocked or allowed access to a user’s …

Internet Explorer 9 promises protection from online tracking

Worried about third-party websites tracking your browsing history? Microsoft has a solution for you. The new version of Internet Explorer, which is due for release in early …

Latest IE 0-day exploit finds its way into Eleonore toolkit

Microsoft will likely be forced to issue an out-of-band-patch for the zero-day vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer that has been discovered being exploited in the wild …

New IE 0-day exploit code found in the wild

Exploit code for a previously unknown Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability that would allow an attacker to perform a remote code execution and install malware on the …

New vulnerability impacts Internet Explorer users

Microsoft is investigating new, public reports of a vulnerability in all supported versions of Internet Explorer. The main impact of the vulnerability is remote code …

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