[kictanet] U.S.: Stop using Internet Explorer until security holes are fixed

[Walubengo J]

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The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, a part of Homeland Security known as US-CERT, said in an advisory released on Monday morning that the vulnerability in versions 6 to 11 of Internet Explorer could lead to "the complete compromise" of an affected system.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/technology/chi-microsoft-explorer-security-flaws-20140428,0,4797833.story

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Funny - I keep feeling that the US Gov KNEW about this hole for many years :-)

Meanwhile, use the Internet Explorer browser only if you think you have nothing important to lose. No wonder President Putin has been a worried man and wants to move his staff back to typewriters :-)

walu.