Firefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals


	Firefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals

wildcat

7-3-2008 5:43 AM

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7-3-2008 11:54 PM

meancookie89

DUH internat explorer herpes of cyber world!

7-4-2008 12:00 AM

jatfla

Is anyone else still experiencing glitches?

I'm not going back but I do seem to be having some minor problems.

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The study "Understanding the Web browser threat: Examination of vulnerable online Web browser populations and the "insecurity iceberg," was a collaborative effort conducted by researchers at The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, <A href="http://www.crn.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=Google&x=&y=" linkindex="59">Google</A> and IBM (NYSE:<A class="stockLink" href="http://www.crn.com/tools/quotes/index.jhtml?Page=QUOTE&Ticker=IBM" target="_blank">IBM</A>) Internet Security Services. The research offers a comprehensive analysis of Web browsers, particularly in the area of security. The study's aim was to analyze Web browser preference and behavior for people using the Internet.
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