Microsoft IE vulnerable

[BigN8]

I saw this on Yahoo yesterday and didn't really think much about it. Today my corporation just issued an alert for all outside sales and employess that are not behind the corporate firewall to discontinue using IE and download Google Chrome or Firefox for a browser. Our IT department isn't usually concerned about most of these things, so since they issued this alert I took it seriously and just switched to Firefox. Firefox is more compatible with our Oracle ERP system.

 

[Topper232]

Been using Firefox for about a year now, pretty happy with it.

 

[davel501]

The fix has been released. You can get it from Windows update as of 10am pacific today.

 

[billyb]

I love Firefox or chrome...but I use ie because that is what I have to code for. You would not believe all the bs that has to go into making a website look and work the same for multiple browsers (especially when some can turn off JavaScript).

 

[BigN8]

Downloading the update as I type this!

 

[soggyshoes]

Microsoft backed down and released a patch today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/01/microsoft-issues-internet-explorer-security-fix/8562737/
They didn't want to because they want people to upgrade even if xp works perfectly fine. The problem is that about one-quarter of all desktops still use Windows XP and Microsoft has always insisted on doing everything it can to integrate explorer into the OS.

 

[Detonate]

All software support has to come to an end at some point. It still amazes me that Microsoft supported it for 12 years.

The software lifecycle has never been a secret.
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/

 

[GTBRMC]

Downloading the update as I type this!

All software support has to come to an end at some point. It still amazes me that Microsoft supported it for 12 years.

The software lifecycle has never been a secret.
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/

True, but the customers also have something to say about it. With the ugly rollouts (and products, in some people's view) of Vista and 8, many are happy and comfortable with XP. Microsoft will do what they will, but as customer choice increases, they have to be a bit more careful on these issues.