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IE 8 To Include New Security Tools

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hopefully-half-of-them-work dept.

Trailrunner7 writes "Internet Explorer has been a security punching bag for years, and rightfully so. IE 6 was arguably the least secure browser of all time. But Microsoft has been trying to get their act together on security, and the new beta of IE 8, due in August, will have a slew of new security features, including protection against Type-1 cross-site scripting attacks, a better phishing filter and better security for ActiveX controls."

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  1. Wow! IE 8 to FINALLY include some security tools.. by KozmoKramer · · Score: 0, Troll

    No wait...to include NEW tools....

    When I think of TOOLS, I always think of Microsoft.

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  2. impossible by Haxx · · Score: 0, Troll

          "But Microsoft has been trying to get their act together on security"

    SHHHH! QUIET! You will scare away all the open source people! Even a whisper of a positive spin on Microsoft could shut this site down. As an embedded programmer over here in the Northeast I refuse to accept this as the truth, even if it is true and I see it with my own eyes. No matter how true this might be it still must be false!