Internet Explorer security woes

The online technical news site eWeek.com has a section of their website titled “Browser Security” where you can see a listing of their previous Internet browser security articles.

A ‘browser’ being a program such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, etc. that one can use to view Internet websites.

I happened upon eWeek’s “Browser Security” listing today and decided to do a quick tally.

There are a total of 56 articles.

35 of which mention Internet Explorer or Internet Explorer problems. That is, 62.5% of their “Browser Security” articles are regarding Internet Explorer.

Here is a small sampling of the article titles and excerpts:

Use Firefox for a Safer System
Opinion: Internet Explorer is insecure junk, and it’s time for Windows users to move to Firefox if they want to protect their systems.

IE Flaws Should Come as No Surprise
Developers have been warned about the risks of IE, and specifically of ActiveX.

IE Flaws Boost Browser Switching
Alternative browsers such as Mozilla and Opera are seeing a huge swell in downloads, but they say security holes in Internet Explorer are nothing new and haven’t stopped it from taking 95 percent of the market share.

IE Users, Proceed with Caution—If at All
Opinion: With more exploits popping up every day, enterprises need to start thinking seriously about alternatives such as Mozilla and Opera, Senior Analyst Jason Brooks writes.

I suppose I do find it humorous that the world’s largest software company, with one of the world’s richest men at the helm, can’t afford to out-secure a free software product.