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Microsoft should cut IE’s links to Windows
Closed Published February 12th, 2009 in Browser Security, Exploits & Vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, Security
Microsoft would better protect users by severing Internet Explorer’s connections to Windows, then patching the browser invisibly in the background — daily if necessary, a security expert argued Tuesday.
"The browser is the heaviest-used application that interacts with the Internet, and the most likely source of malicious content. IE vulnerabilities should be given the highest priority and patched first," said Wolfgang Kandek, CTO at security company Qualys. Security expert: Microsoft should cut IE’s links to Windows | InfoWorld | News | 2009-02-11 | By Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
