"Saqib Ali" <docbook.xml@gmail.com> wrote on 04/01/2006 02:12:54 PM:
On 3/31/06, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
<sbradcpa@pacbell.net> wrote:
How many of you are running as non admin? Used the Group policy to
adjust and allow approved active X?
All we are saying is that firefox tends to be more secure compared to
IE running in the same environment (i.e. priveleges and permissions).
I am sure IE can be deployed in way to make it user-proof and secure.
And I have done that using a Graphical Firewall called Citrix. Using
graphical firewall, I made sure that the user unintententionally
doesn't install any spyware/malware/adware etc.
When comparing Firefox against IE from a business standpoint, both present
certain advantages. IE comes with (is?) the Windows desktop, and is well
supported throughout the Internet. It does have more functionality than
Firefox (unfortunately too much functionality).
Firefox has the benefit of being the underdog, it has a great community
which is actively improving it all the time, particularly with plugins.
There are more reported bugs with Firefox in the last year. However, that
is largely mitigated by the fact that Mozilla, like most of the OSS
community, is much faster to fix bugs and vulnerabilities than Microsoft.
They *can*, because they have not intertwined an entire OS around Firefox,
Thunderbird, etc.... One might also argue that the bugs per
functionality-increase/improvement shines in favor of Firefox.
Both have challenges, both have strengths. From a long-term manageability
standpoint, I tend to have more faith in Firefox given its track-record.
Matthew Carpenter
IT Security Specialist
Alticor Corporation
Phone: 616-787-0287
Email: matt.carpenter@alticor.com
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