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Getting Your Company to Migrate from IE?

Posted by Cliff on from the stemming-the-exploit-flow dept.

RunningFerreT asks: "With all the recent warnings and recommendations on migrating from MSIE, I have come across a serious problem. The company for which I work doesn't want to, even after being informed of all the exploits and problems with Internet Explorer. Having the boss 'try out' Firefox isn't working: a single site looks bad, so IE must be better. Has anyone had success in convincing management types to switch from IE, to another more secure, standards compliant browser? If so, how did you get the job done?"

6 of 199 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Web Standards by Snowspinner · · Score: 2, Funny

    I suspect the problem is that the boss is an idiot, unfortunately, and that he will not grasp the subtlty of this argument.

    --
    Philip Sandifer's academic website
  2. IE - Safari problems by TibbonZero · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm currently trying to get my boss to use Safari (recording studio with all G4's). He got stuck on using IE back in OS 9.x, and just isn't a 'computer person'. If his banking site doesn't work well in Safari, or something doesn't look exactly like IE, he doesn't like it.
    My simple idea so far is just to remove his permissions to IE

    --
    Tibbon
    tibbon.com
  3. Forward your boss.... by whoda · · Score: 2, Funny

    Forward your boss a few of those "Update your Ebay/Citibank/Capital One/Wells Fargo account details" emails.

    After he fills them all out and submits them, go into his office and explain to him what he just did.

    :)

  4. 837009 by TomGroves · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about spending your efforts applying updates and hotfixes? With some research and initial legwork this can be mostly automated. You (basically) say he is not moved or considering your viewpoints, but are you considering his?

  5. Re:Easy. by tdemark · · Score: 2, Funny

    Having the boss 'try out' Firefox isn't working: a single site looks bad, so IE must be better.

    Step 1: Remove Firefox
    Step 2: Wait a few weeks
    Step 3: Add an entry to his hosts file that directs this one site to a porn site. Better yet, update your local DNS to be authoritative for the domain of the site and set 'www.example.com' to the offending IP. (No evidence on the boss's machine, then)
    Step 4: When he comes to you asking for help, tell him his Internet Explorer is infected. Make sure to say "I hope you haven't accessed your bank from this machine in the last few weeks or used a credit card - your information might have been stolen."
    Step 5: Point out that this is one of the reasons why you want to move away from IE.

    One caveat: Step 6 might involve getting fired if you get caught.

    - Tony

  6. Re:I must ask... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Connect another couple monitors to your computer, and you won't think Tabbed Browsing is a big deal either.