More on the web browser security issue

Mr. P.J. Connolly, the writer of, “Security Advisor” for Infoworld.com and InfoWorld Magazine as written about the recent SSL security problem faced by Microsofts’ Internet Explorer, “RESPONSE REQUIRED”. It turns out that it is NOT a web browser problem but a bug in Windows itself. Yikes! That’s not good!

He also notes that the open-source web browser for Linux, Konqueror, was vulnerable, but was fixed in two days. IE is STILL not fixed. Another open-source web browser that was buggy, but was quickly fixed was Opera.

Read his article for yourself. It is more a commentary than a document detailing the facts, however it addresses some important issues and should make you think about the software you choose to use.