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View Full Version : IE9 Trounces Rival Browsers in Socially-Engineered Security Attacks


Jason Dunn
12-15-2010, 10:37 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213589/ie_blows_away_rivals_in_browser_security.html' target='_blank'>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscent...r_security.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"A new report from NSS Labs studies how various Web browsers perform when it comes to blocking socially-engineered attacks. The startling results show that Internet Explorer isn't just better than rival browsers like Chrome and Firefox--but leaves competitors completely in the dust."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1292448927.usr1.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>I've been using IE9 beta on the <a href="http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/news/show/101494/review-of-the-lenovo-thinkcentre-m90z-a-powerful-capable-office-computer.html" target="_blank">Lenovo M90z</a> and it's quite impressive; it has the svelte space-saving UI of Chrome, and apparently also has excellent security when it comes to protecting users from socially-engineered attacks. This is a nice win for Microsoft!</p>

Lee Yuan Sheng
12-16-2010, 04:01 AM
Meh, I still won't use it. Probably going to lack a feature I need or something. :P