There is actually a method of deploying and managing Firefox with AD and GP. Have a look at this http://www.frontmotion.com/Firefox/
-----Original Message----- From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 9:22 PM To: Shaffer, Bruce; Murad Talukdar; [email protected] Subject: Re: New IE flaw and exploit sites/migration to non-MS browser The main business reason to stick with IE is the ability to completely configure all aspects of its operation via Group Policy. No can't get that with the other browsers. t On 3/31/06 10:17 AM, "Shaffer, Bruce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoketh to all: > I have often wondered about where these sites are myself. > > As to the security debate of Mozilla vs. IE, at this point in time I > believe that using Mozilla over IE for security purposes is simply an > exercise in security through obscurity which, as we all know, is only > secure while it is obscure. Now that obscurity is gone, we are seeing > more and more hits on Mozilla. I haven't seen any business advantages > to using either one over the other, any way it goes you still have > users. > > Bruce Shaffer > CISSP > Information Security Engineer, STG. > -B- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Murad Talukdar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: New IE flaw and exploit sites/migration to non-MS browser > > Does anyone know if there is a public list available that has details of > sites which seek to exploit vulnerabilities in IE 6 etc? I read articles > where people say things like, "experts say that there are almost two > hundred > websites which are exploiting the newly disclosed flaw...blah blah > (FUD?)..," > > Where do these people get these numbers from and where do they get the > info > on the malicious sites from too? > > On a related note--how many people have initiated a move away from IE to > Firefox/Opera etc in a corporate environment, due to the perception(is > it > JUST a perception or reality based?) that IE is less secure/more prone > to > exploits? > > Kind Regards > Murad Talukdar > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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