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Internet Explorer 6 More Popular Than Newer Versions Despite Outdated Security


February 24, 2010 By

More and more, it seems like the weak links in enterprise security are end-users. But there may be an easy fix: A new report released this week says if organizations want to make their networks more secure, a simple browser update may do the trick.

Roughly half of the organizations analyzed in a study from software-as-a-service provider Zscaler used Internet Explorer 6, according to worldwide Web usage patterns during the last three months of 2009. IE 6 is believed to have more security vulnerabilities than the more recent IE 7 and IE 8.

Zscaler's State of the Web report was released Tuesday, Jan. 23., in which the company analyzed global Web use patterns and malware activity to come up with the findings. Public- and private-sector enterprises were included in the data.

"In a lot of large organizations, especially the Fortune 100, the security teams do understand that there's a serious risk in using old browsers," said Manoj Apte, the company's vice president of product management.

Apte said organizations are often tied to applications that work better with an older browser like IE 6, so a switch to something more current and secure might cause problems. In these cases, a business model may hinge on a piece of technology that leaves the organization vulnerable to infiltration.


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