Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox's Insecurity

Searching_ _ _ · Dec 10, 2011

Researchers at the security firm Accuvant released a study (PDF below) on Friday that gauges the security features of the top three web browsers: Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, and Mozilla’s Firefox. The results show Google leading the way in innovating new safeguards, Microsoft running just behind, and Firefox sorely lacking in several significant areas. “Although both Google Chrome and IE are competitive, Chrome is a little better,” says Accuvant researcher Ryan Smith. And Mozilla? “We’ve tried to point out areas where Firefox can improve its code base,” Smith says politely.

Accuvant’s study, which was conducted independently but commissioned by Google, focused on exploit mitigations: Instead of counting vulnerabilities in the three browsers, it assumed that hackers would find hackable bugs in all three and instead compared how well they dealt with an attacker who has already gained some access to the machine.
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Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox's Insecurity - Forbes

Baserk · Dec 10, 2011

Already posted and discussed; New Research Says Chrome Browser "Most Secured" Against Attacks here

JRViejo · Dec 10, 2011

Let's continue the discussion there. Thanks!

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