More Popular the Browser is, the More You Got To Be Careful

As the Internet explorer is being dumped more and more and as folks are rushing to adopt to alternative browsers like Mozilla’s Firefox and Apple’s Safari, you would have thought that things are happening for good. Well, they are. But there is another problem here. More and more reports come in everyday about hackers shifting their attention from the Internet explorer to these new browsers ( simply because people are camping here now). As if that wasn’t enough, the new browser Apple Safari is still struggling with some security and vulnerability issues.

For instance, According to http://www.frsirt.com

“Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Apple Safari, which could be exploited by remote attackers to spoof arbitrary web sites or cause a denial of service.

The first issue is caused by an input validation error when handling URLs containing a specially crafted string before the “@” character, which could be exploited by malicious web sites to conduct phishing attacks by spoofing the URL displayed via the address bar.

The second issue is caused by an error when handling malformed “file:” URIs, which could be exploited to crash an affected browser by tricking a user into clicking a specially crafted link.

The third weakness is caused by an error when handling a large number of “document.write()” calls with an overly long argument, which could be exploited to crash an affected browser or exhaust all available memory resources via a specially crafted web page “

So what is the solution? Well, for now, it really depends. If the lack of security alarms you, perhaps it is best to stick to firefox or some other open-source browser for the simple fact that the patches are laid out instantly and the response is awesome. There is a community feeling when it comes to open-source and there are a lot of people you can reach out to.