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If you browse with Internet Explorer, get the latest version
Published July 15th, 2008 in Browser Security, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla, Opera
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer remains the most popular browser in the world. This despite report after report calling the program less secure than Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and other free competitors. Yet IE remains the preferred browser of nearly four out of five people surfing the Web.
If you’re one of the Web majority, there’s one thing you can do to enhance your online security: Update to the latest IE release. According to Net Applications, IE 6 accounted for more than 26 percent of the browser market in June 2008, while IE 7 was used by over 46 percent of all people on the Web. If your PC runs Windows 2000 or an earlier version of the OS, you can’t upgrade to version 7 of IE. Unless your boss insists that you use the older version of the browser on XP or Vista, you’ve got no excuse for not upgrading to the safer IE 7. If you browse with Internet Explorer, get the latest version | Workers’ Edge - a productivity blog from Dennis O’Reilly - CNET News.com
