Is your organization ready for Internet Explorer retirement?

June 15, 2022, is the day that Microsoft will stop supporting most versions of Internet Explorer 11, and organizations should have ensured that they ready for its retirement. But are they? Internet Explorer retirement does not equal death Slowly but re… Continue reading Is your organization ready for Internet Explorer retirement?

Cloud Site List Management for IE Mode Enters Public Preview

As part of Microsoft’s flurry of announcements out of Ignite November 2021, a new feature to assist IT Pros with their transition from Internet Explorer (IE) to Microsoft Edge, called Cloud Site List Management, is coming to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. (What else are they going to add to this portal?!) Cloud Site List […] Continue reading Cloud Site List Management for IE Mode Enters Public Preview

Should a web application block access by old browsers such as Internet Explorer? [closed]

Is it standard procedure nowadays to block access to Web Apps by old browsers such as Internet Explorer? I tried to find out what is the industry best practice, but I could not find a reference.
One could argue that using old browsers can … Continue reading Should a web application block access by old browsers such as Internet Explorer? [closed]

Bad patching practices are a breeding ground for zero-day exploits, Google warns

Customers of major software vendors take comfort whenever a vendor issues a security fix for a critical software vulnerability. The clients expect that software update to keep attackers from stealing sensitive information. But new data from Google’s elite hacking team, Project Zero, suggests that assumption is misplaced. One in four “zero-day,” or previously unknown, software exploits that the Google team tracked in 2020 might have been avoided “if a more thorough investigation and patching effort were explored,” Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone said Wednesday. In some cases, the attackers only changed a line or two of code to turn their old exploit into a new one. Many of the zero-day exploits were for popular internet browsers like Chrome, Firefox or Safari, exposing an array of users around the world. Project Zero’s sample size is modest, covering just 24 exploits in all. But the data points to a need for greater […]

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Will implementing HSTS cause parts of my website which use IE6 compatibility mode to break? [migrated]

I am converting a legacy system designed for IE6 to work on modern browsers.
Those parts of the site which have not yet been converted, will only work on Internet Explorer, and the IE6 emulation is provided via the following tag.
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Gestión de múltiples navegadores: simple con Browser Security Plus

Una encuesta realizada por Gartner reveló que el 74 por ciento de las empresas trasladaron al menos al cinco por ciento de su fuerza laboral a posiciones permanentemente remotas después de COVID-19. Adaptarse a una cultura de trabajo remoto es …
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