Microsoft puts a spotlight on browser security
by Mirko Zorz - Wednesday, 21 October 2009.
The Internet is growing. With the steady rise of the number of users from emerging markets getting computers and joining the online world, opportunities abound for the bad guys to launch worldwide attacks. Some of these attacks target specifically these new markets and use password stealers and social engineering techniques. However, there is still a vast range of attacks that targets users through the Web browser.
In general, people tend to be confused when it comes to online security. They read security horror stories in the newspaper and they look to the operating system vendors and browser makers to make sure they are secure.
At the
RSA Conference 2009 Europe in London today, Amy Barzdukas, General Manager, Internet Explorer and Consumer Security at Microsoft, discussed what Microsoft is doing to improve the security in Internet Explorer 8.
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