German Government: Stop Using Internet Explorer

ybbest

Yes,especially for non-IT people.http://mashable.com/2010/01/15/german-government-stop-using-internet-explorer/
Try Firefox,
Chromeor even safari

In a statementissued today, the German Federal Office for Security in InformationTechnology (known as BSI) recommends that all Internet Explorer usersswitch to an alternative browser. They may resume using Explorer aftera fix is issued by Microsoft for a critical vulnerability that has beenimplicated in the Chinese cyberattack against Google.

If you missed it, yesterday McAffee released a report outlining details of the cyber assault on GoogleGoogleand around 20 other major technology companies. It specificallyimplicates a critical flaw in all versions of IE that allows hackers to“perform reconnaissance and gain complete control over the compromisedsystem.” Microsoft has responded that it is developing an update to thevulnerability.
According to the statement from BSI, even running Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer in “protected” mode is not enough to prevent a hacker from exploiting this security flaw.
IE, while the world’s most popular browser, has been steadily losing marketshare over perceptions that it is slower and less secure than rival browsers, especially Firefox.  This incident won’t help.

The full statement, translated via Google, is below:
Translated Statement from Germany
“In Internet Explorer,there is a critical yet unknown vulnerability. The vulnerability allowsattackers to inject malicious code via a specially crafted Web pageinto a Windows()computer to infiltrate and set up. The last week became known hackerattack on Google and other U.S. companies has probably exploited thevulnerability.
Affected are the versions 6, 7 to 8 InternetExplorer on Windows systems XP, Vista and Windows 7 Microsoft hasreleased a security advisory in which it discusses ways of minimizingrisk and is already working on a patch to close the security gap. TheBSI expects that this vulnerability will be used in a short time forattacks on the Internet.
Running the Internet Explorer in‘protected mode’ as well as disabling scripting Acitve Although moredifficult to attack, but it can not completely prevented. Therefore,the BSI recommends to switch to the existence of a patch from Microsoftto an alternative browser.
Once the vulnerability has beenclosed, the BSI will provide information on its warning and informationabout public-CERT. Keep informed about the civic-CERT and the BSI warnscitizens and small and medium enterprises from viruses, worms andvulnerabilities in computer applications. The expert analysis of theBSI around the clock, the security situation in the Internet and sendalerts when action is needed and safety information via e-mail.”

花天堂

我才看了幾句話, 不得不說太恐怖了.

韩咲

德国那些做软件的都那么强,不懂为什么不自己做一个OS出来.

KKO

I feel sad about GOOGLE