Re: What is the most secure web browser,

["Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>]

Opinion:  Its intimate access to the entire operating system of the most
common hardware suit used is what I believe is its biggest problem. 
That was often brought out during the Senate (or was it Congressional?)
hearings.

Direct access to your OS from the Internet is a bad thing...

Jim

Tim Larson wrote:

> I believe the biggest problem is IE's close tie to Windows, and the fact
> that it allows scripting to affect Windows - so I guess you could say I'm
> blaming the vendor.  

-- 
James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA
Booz | Allen | Hamilton
phone: (410) 684-6566

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