Shocking!
To: Incorrigible
2 posted on
09/19/2005 7:02:46 PM PDT by
fhlh
(Polls are for strippers and liberal spin.)
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4 posted on
09/19/2005 7:03:57 PM PDT by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: Incorrigible
I could care less.I love Firefox.
5 posted on
09/19/2005 7:05:40 PM PDT by
John W
To: Incorrigible
Well, well, well ... whatta we have here?
6 posted on
09/19/2005 7:08:57 PM PDT by
softwarecreator
(Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires.)
To: Incorrigible
Coincidentally, Symantic is in the business of selling software that's largely based on false perception of vulnerability when good administrative network practices would suffice.
7 posted on
09/19/2005 7:09:48 PM PDT by
SteveMcKing
("I was born a Democrat. I expect I'll be a Democrat the day I leave this earth." -Zell Miller '04)
To: Incorrigible
Symantec has always been in bed with Microsoft.
To: Incorrigible
I wonder how many share of Microsoft were handed over for that endorsement?
12 posted on
09/19/2005 7:15:02 PM PDT by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon)
To: Incorrigible
Symantec admitted that "at the time of writing, no widespread exploitation of any browser except Microsoft Internet Explorer has occurred," but added that it "expects this to change as alternative browsers become increasingly widely deployed." Most of the machines I work on that are compromised typically are owned by Net semi-literates who use only IE.
There is one caveat: Symantec counts only those security flaws that have been confirmed by the vendor.
Ding! We have a winner! The sun don't come up in the East if you refuse to admit it...
21 posted on
09/19/2005 7:26:39 PM PDT by
an amused spectator
(If Social Security isn't broken, then cut me a check for the cash I have into it.)
To: Incorrigible
All I know is I that after 8 months or so of using Firefox I have far fewer problems that can be blamed on my web browser. Not zero problems mind you...but far fewer.
To: Incorrigible
To: Incorrigible
According to the report, 25 vendor-confirmed vulnerabilities were disclosed for the Mozilla browsers during the first half of 2005, "the most of any browser studied," the report's authors stated. Eighteen of these flaws were classified as high severity. "During the same period, 13 vendor-confirmed vulnerabilities were disclosed for IE, eight of which were high severity," the report noted.
Maybe this is fair comparsion, but maybe it is comparing apples to oranges. How many of the 25 flaws in firefox were the result of the browser being widely exploited and how many were the result of people that were able to read the source code discover ? By the same token, how many of IE's flaws were the result of the browser being widely exploited, and how many were discovered by people being able to see the source code ? The point is, it is possible because IE is closed source, many more vulnerabilies are not discovered until its too late.
To: Incorrigible
"During the same period, 13 vendor-confirmed vulnerabilities were disclosed for IE... The keyword being "disclosed". M$ isn't exactly open about their vulnerabilities. Mozilla isn't trying to sell you anything, so they aren't concerned about losing market share by alerting users to a problem.
To: Incorrigible
wow, what a load of crap.
the firefox is a relatively young browser, and the flaws are relatively minor. And when they're announced, they're fixed with incredible speed.
With MS, you tend do get "wow, that's really bad" kind of bugs (ActiveX- the worst idea ever?) - and they're usually denied first, put off second, and have a patch released 'eventually'.
90 posted on
09/19/2005 9:03:20 PM PDT by
flashbunny
(Do you believe in the Constitution only until it keeps the government from doing what you want?)
To: Incorrigible
Raw numbers might be misleading (and the ZDNet article is not exactly full of clarity on this matter. IF Symantec's report speaks of Mozilla Browsers, it might be speaking of Mozilla Suite and Firefox...two browsers. BUT the report might be speaking of Firefox for WinXp (one browser), Linux, Mac OS X, then you have 3 browsers. The question is, are the Mozilla vulnerabilities in the article found in all versions? Or is that a few in the Win XP version, a few more in Mac OS X and a few more in the Linux release. Last time I checked, IE is only for Windows--meaning the number of vulnerabilities might be really lopsided toward the beast from Redmond.
95 posted on
09/20/2005 4:32:46 AM PDT by
twntaipan
(Tagline space for sale or rent.)
To: Incorrigible
116 posted on
09/20/2005 8:48:33 AM PDT by
Conservomax
(There are no solutions, only trade-offs.)
To: Incorrigible
On a related note, the Opera browser is now free, with no ad banner and no registration fee. It has tabbed browsing and many other features. Check it out at www.opera.com.
To: Incorrigible
Your Barber Says You Need A Haircut bump.
147 posted on
09/20/2005 5:36:57 PM PDT by
clyde asbury
(Of all the money that ere I had, I spent it in good company.)
To: Incorrigible
Remember, always follow the money trail and you will find the truth.
161 posted on
09/21/2005 4:36:55 PM PDT by
truthandlife
("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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