I completely agree with Thor. Deployement is a non-issue, any software can be deployed via GP.
The problems lies with managment. Firefox overrides GP, making it very hard to manage in a MS environment. Mohammad Wajahat Usmani Software Engineer Emitac Mobile Solutions Dubai, U.A.E. Sent via BlackBerry. -----Original Message----- From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:49:18 To:Focus-MS <[email protected]> Cc:"'Murad Talukdar'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Shaffer, Bruce'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: New IE flaw and exploit sites/migration to non-MS browser I got a couple of emails regarding this... I was referring to the granular control over each individual configuration setting one may set for IE via Group Policy, not just "deploying" the install. t On 4/3/06 6:26 AM, "Bernd Lippert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoketh to all: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --- >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
