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Firefox in 2008 – No Single Version Available for The Full Year?

I’ve been busy doing analysis for the next article in my cio.com Firefox series of articles, looking at vulnerability disclosures during 2007 and 2008 and I stumbled upon a little factoid that I had not previously noticed – no single version of Firefox Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:58 PM by jrjones | 7 Comments

Filed under: Security, Open Source, IE, Microsoft, Firefox, Browser Security, Mozilla, Lifecycle

Perception: Case in Point

I love it when a good, real-life example falls right into your lap. As you know from my recent posts, I’ve been doing a series of articles probing Mozilla and Firefox security claims. I think I’ve been pretty open about why, but I always seem to Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 05, 2009 8:38 PM by jrjones | 3 Comments

Filed under: Security, Open Source, IE, Microsoft, Firefox, Commentary, Vulns, Vulnerabilities, Bloggers, Browser Security, Mozilla, Perception

CIO.COM: Mozilla and “Counting Still Easy…”

[DISCLOSURE for those who don’t read about boxes: I work for Microsoft.] I admit that I enjoy discussing issues and digging into claims to see if I can find fractures or flaws in logic. When I ran product management teams for companies in previous roles, Read More...

Posted Thursday, February 05, 2009 7:03 PM by jrjones | 1 Comments

Filed under: Security, Studies, Open Source, IE, Microsoft, Firefox, Commentary, Vulns, Vulnerabilities, Browser Security, Mozilla

Brian Krebs Blog on ‘at Risk’ Chart Methodology

I am a couple of articles into my series: Can Mozilla Support Claims of Firefox Being the Most Secure Web Browser? , and Can Mozilla Support Claims of Firefox Being the Most Secure Web Browser? (Part 2) In part 2, I probed Mozilla’s usage of an ‘at risk’ Read More...

Posted Friday, January 30, 2009 6:57 PM by jrjones | 1 Comments

Filed under: Security, Studies, Open Source, IE, Microsoft, Firefox, Vulns, NVD, Vulnerabilities, Process, Browser Security, Mozilla, Brian Krebs

Download: Internet Explorer and Firefox Vulnerability Analysis

Summary: For most people, their web browser is central to their interaction with the Internet, connecting to global web sites and helping them consume online services providing everything from booking flights to banking services to online shopping. This Read More...

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 4:01 PM by jrjones | 24 Comments

Filed under: Security, Studies, Windows vs Linux, Vista, Open Source, IE, Microsoft, Firefox

Attachment(s): ie-firefox-vuln-analysis.pdf

The Goodness of IE Enhanced Security Configuration

Way back before IE7 with "low rights IE" and its other improvements, Microsoft shipped IE6 for Windows Server 2003 in Enhanced Security Configuration . We're now getting ready for Windows Vista and Longhorn Server is on the horizon as well and I decided Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:37 AM by jrjones | 0 Comments

Filed under: Security, Windows, IE, Microsoft

Real Life Protection! IE7 on Vista

Happy day, if you get this dialog box: This screenshot comes from Zdnet article Vista passes one security test that points out some of the benefits of the multiple levels of security in IE7 and Windows Vista, with respect to the zero day issue warned Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2006 7:05 PM by jrjones | 0 Comments

Filed under: Security, Windows, Vista, IE, Microsoft

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