UK Gov't Says "No Evidence" IE Is Less Secure

aliebrah writes "Lord Avebury tabled a parliamentary question in the UK regarding the security of Internet Explorer and whether the UK government would reconsider its use. He got an answer from the UK Home Office that's unlikely to please most Slashdot readers. The UK government contends that 'there is no evidence that moving from the latest fully patched versions of Internet Explorer to other browsers will make users more secure.'"

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Re:Probably true, even.

[Anonymous Coward]

The majority of exploits nowadays attack plugins. Firefox is just as vulnerable to PDF exploits as IE is.

That most attacks come through plugins is exactly why Firefox is better than IE

Re:Probably true, even.

[Runaway1956]

This is the same UK government which thought that Windows for Subs was a good idea, right?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/15/royal_navy_email_virus_outage/

Royal Navy warships lose email in virus infection

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The Ministry of Defence confirmed today that it has suffered virus infections which have shut down "a small number" of MoD systems, most notably including admin networks aboard Royal Navy warships.

The Navy computers infected are the NavyStar (N*) system, based on a server cabinet and cable-networked PCs on each warship and used for purposes such as storekeeping, email and similar support functions. N* ship nets connect to wider networks by shore connection when vessels are in harbour and using satcomms when at sea.