And Speaking of Internet Explorer’s Lack of Security…

Most modern web browsers block old, insecure and out-of-date ActiveX controls and things of that nature. Microsoft Internet Explorer, up to now, did not do this. This is actually to be expected since Microsoft Internet Explorer is the worst browser you can use if you want to protect your security. But now even lowly Internet Explorer will soon block ActiveX controls and Java.

Chrome and Firefox already block out-of-date and unsafe plug-ins. But, again, this is to be expected since they are much more secure than Internet Explorer.

This new blocking feature in Internet Explorer will begin operating around August 12 of this month. It should also be noted that this only applies to Internet Explorer 8.0 and above, and also those versions must be running on Windows 7 service pack 1 or Windows 8.x.

If you’re on an older version of the browser or an older version of the operating system then of course you are open to attack from all kinds of security bugs, hacks, exploits, and malware which you should expect if you’re using Internet Explorer anyway, so no big surprise there!