Microsoft to start blocking insecure add-ons ( Read: Java )
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 08/07/2014 10:51 AM
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With its eye set squarely on Java, Internet Explorer will soon join its rival browsers by automatically blocking old, insecure add-ons.
Starting on August 12, Microsoft said, Internet Explorer will begin alerting users when web pages try to launch ActiveX controls that are considered out-of-date and potentially insecure.
Bear in mind that Cisco's most recent security audit report found that 91 per cent of all web-based exploits in 2013 took advantage of Java vulnerabilities.
Unfortunately, the only systems it will apply to is Windows 7SP1 and Windows 8x.
Starting on August 12, Microsoft said, Internet Explorer will begin alerting users when web pages try to launch ActiveX controls that are considered out-of-date and potentially insecure.
Bear in mind that Cisco's most recent security audit report found that 91 per cent of all web-based exploits in 2013 took advantage of Java vulnerabilities.
Unfortunately, the only systems it will apply to is Windows 7SP1 and Windows 8x.
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