Security Experts recommend avoiding Internet Explorer (for now)
Posted on December 16th, 2008 by Heather BraumFrom Lifehacker:
A serious scripting hack that can grab passwords (or, potentially, do worse) from any version of Internet Explorer is leading security and malware experts to suggest switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or any other browser, if only for the time being. Microsoft itself is, of course, asking users to just be cautious while it works on a fix. The BBC article thumbnails security tips, including switching IE’s security settings to “High,” if you won’t be migrating (or can’t switch at work)…
If you’re not using Firefox, Chrome, or Opera already, we highly recommend you download, install, and use one of those three browsers. The staff at NEKLS uses Firefox as our main Internet browser and we highly recommend it for a much safer and more secure browsing experience.
Here’s more info from Yahoo! Tech. Please consider encouraging your patrons to use Firefox, Chrome, or Opera on library computers for the time being. Please contact the NEKLS Tech staff if you have any questions or concerns.
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