Head of Security and Privacy for Microsoft UK has recently commented that users who did wander away from Internet Explorer, after the recent headline actually land up on a browser which is definitely less secure than IE.
France and Germany both started advising their users to leave IE and find a better option, which created a problem for Microsoft. But Micrisoft has not still ruled out the possibility that the vulnerability might be used out against the later versions.
The situation now is that Microsoft still has no announcements on how soon a fix will be released, but is just appealing people to dump IE6 and move over to its successor - IE8. Cliff Evans, Microsoft's UK Security Chief, insists that non-Microsoft browser is the worst option for everyone around.
"The net effect of switching [from IE] is that you will end up on less secure browser," insisted Evans.
"The risk [over this specific] exploit is minimal compared to Firefox or other competing browsers… you will be opening yourself up to security issues.
"There are broader risks and issues with other browsers."
"If you were to ask me 'what's the most secure browser?' I would say Internet Explorer 8 – we're talking about a single vulnerability," he added.
"The reality of the risk is minimal, even if you have IE6; you would have to go to a website running the exploit."
Just wondering how many people still use IE, and not to mention, after the recent headline against the browser.
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