Even Homeland Security Says Not to Use Internet Explorer

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://mashable.com/2014/04/28/homeland-security-internet-explorer/

By Christina Warren
mashable.com
4/28/2014

How scary is the latest Internet Explorer security vulnerability? Even the 
U.S. government says not to use IE until the browser is fixed.

The flaw, which affects Internet Explorer versions 6 and up, allows bad 
guys to gain complete access to a PC via a malicious website. Dubbed 
"Operation Clandestine Fox" by the security by the security firm FireEye, 
the threat is real. And dangerous.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security doesn't issue security alerts for 
computer software very often, but this time, it made an exception. Many 
agencies within the U.S. government use versions of IE.

Homeland Security recommends that users or administrators "enable 
Microsoft EMET where possible" and to "consider employing an alternative 
web browser until an official update is available."

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