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Google Chrome Most Resilient Against Attacks, Researchers Find (helpnetsecurity.com)

Posted by msmash on from the pitting-against-each-other dept.

Between Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer, Chrome has been found to be the most resilient against attacks, an analysis by security researchers has found. Firefox, Safari, and Opera were not included in the test. From a report: "Modern web browsers such as Chrome or Edge improved security in recent years. Exploitation of vulnerabilities is certainly more complex today and requires a higher skill than in the past. However, the attack surface of modern web browsers is increasing due to new technologies and the increasing complexity of web browsers themselves," noted Markus Vervier, Managing Director of German IT security outfit X41 D-Sec (and one of the researchers involved in the analysis). The researchers' aim was to determine which browser provides the highest level of security in common enterprise usage scenarios.

4 of 98 comments (clear)

  1. Why even compare by volodymyrbiryuk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Chrome to the slow kid and his autistic older brother.

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    sudo rm -r -f --no-preserve-root /
  2. Uh, Chrome vs Firefox is all that matters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seriously, what is the point of this unless it compares Chrome to Firefox. Those are the only ones that actually matter!

  3. Are you kidding me?! by the_skywise · · Score: 3, Insightful

    We compared Chrome to one of the most reviled web browsers in the world for poor security and discovered it came out on top! You won't believe what happened next - click here!

    1. Re:Are you kidding me?! by Baron_Yam · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Yeah, without Firefox, Safari, and Opera... it's really a pointless study unless you're merely looking for documented empirical backing for common knowledge.

      Of course, the study was sponsored by Google. I'm willing to concede it was likely a fair study for what it studied, but I'd bet the scope was limited to make Chrome look better.