Browser Flare-Ups
All the rage has lately centered around the recent escalation of a “Denial of Service” Internet Explorer vulnerability that has suddenly without warning become a “remote-code execution” vulnerability. Ok, patch your systems, lock your windows and post a dog at the front door. All that aside, this raises again the issue of software patching response times and best-practice software coding. There are a number of people who are very upset at this, not because it’s yet another browser-directed exploit or…