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IE 0-Day Flaw Used In Chinese Attack

Posted by timothy on from the zero-is-where-you-start-counting dept.

bheer writes "A zero-day attack on IE was used to carry out the cyber attack on Google and others that's been getting so much ink recently, reports The Register, quoting McAfee's CTO. While the web (and security) community has pointed out the problems with IE's many security flaws (and its sluggish update cycle) in the past, IE shows no sign of vanishing from the corporate landscape."

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  1. Re:It's not stupidity by awitod · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    SharePoint 2010 does not fully support IE 6.0. It is a down-level browser. SharePoint 2010 does fully support FireFox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.

    Just thought you'd be happy to know.

  2. Re:A major security flaw in IE? by Knara · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Out of interest, the withdrawal method (or "pulling out") is as effective as condoms when used correctly.

    Yeah "used correctly", however, is much more difficult for the average person to consistently pull that off than just putting on a condom, or taking a pill once a day in the morning, or a shot every few months. The rhythm method is pointless to consider in the first world unless you've got some irrational dislike of "artificial" birth control.