June 29, 2004
US-CERT: Beware of IE
By Ryan Naraine
The U.S. government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is warning Web surfers to stop using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser.
On the heels of last week's sophisticated malware attack that targeted a known IE flaw, US-CERT updated an earlier advisory to recommend the use of alternative browsers because of "significant vulnerabilities" in technologies embedded in IE.
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On discussion lists and message boards, security researchers have spent a lot of time beating the "
Dump IE" drum, and the US-CERT notice is sure to lend credibility to the movement away from the world's most popular browser.
US-CERT is a non-profit partnership between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the public and private sectors. It was established in September 2003 to improve computer security preparedness and response to cyber attacks in the United States.
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