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Microsoft highlights dangers of using Internet Explorer

By AnandKhanse@TWC | February 9, 2019

Microsoft is making users aware of the perils of using Internet Explorer as their default browser, suggesting that you switch to another browser. Microsoft’s cybersecurity specialist in a blog post said that although it is fine to use Internet Explorer […]

IE11 will be supported on Windows Server 2012 and Embedded 8

By Karan Khanna | January 31, 2019

Earlier, Microsoft had decided to abandon the entire old version of Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 11 has been the only IE version on the block since then, with the exception of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard because […]

Internet Explorer is leaking data to websites

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | September 29, 2017

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is reportedly leaking everything you type on the address bar. Security researcher Manuel Caballero first discovered this issue in the very latest version of Internet Explorer. Microsoft has not yet released a patch for this bug. IE […]

Microsoft to disable VBScript in IE11 for websites in Internet Zone & Restricted Sites

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | July 13, 2017

Microsoft will disable VBScript in Internet Explorer 11 for websites in Internet Zone and the Restricted Sites Zone. This option of executing VBScript was first announced with an IE update in the month of April this year but was previewed in […]

Edge & IE to prevent sites protected with a SHA-1 certificate from loading

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | November 19, 2016

Coming February, 14th 2017, Microsoft will have support for SHA – 1 certificates removed completely for its browser. Yes, SHA – 1, once a very popular hashing function, is on the way out. Microsoft had earlier announced its final deprecation […]

Adobe Flash Player to remain on Microsoft browsers

By AnkitChawla@TWC | October 6, 2016

Microsoft’s Security Staff on Monday announced that they have made the decision of keeping Adobe Flash Player as default in both the Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge browsers in Windows 10. Adobe Flash Player to remain on IE & Edge […]

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Google Chrome displaces Internet Explorer to become the most popular browser

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 4, 2016

We saw it coming after web traffic analytics company, StatCounter listed Google Chrome as the most popular browser back in the year 2012 and today its rival NetMarketShare has acknowledged the same fact. Google Chrome has officially beaten Internet Explorer […]

Microsoft brings an end for RC4 cipher support in Microsoft Edge and IE11

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | March 18, 2016

Microsoft had announced a year ago in September 2015 that it will be ending the support for RC4 Cipher in both the Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. As we all know a cumulative upgrade is due this April and Microsoft […]

Microsoft sends a Get Windows 10 notifier in Internet Explorer security patch

By AnandKhanse@TWC | March 10, 2016

After being in the news for deciding to make Windows 10 Upgrade as a Recommended Update recently, Microsoft now is sending a ‘Get Windows 10’ ad notification concealed under its latest security patch. This month’s security patch reportedly contains a Windows […]

Internet Explorer 11 will now lock Home Page and Search Engine

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | January 18, 2016

You may have noticed that some programs users download or install seek to tamper the default browser settings without the user’s consent. Microsoft has now decided to tackle this issue head-on by disallowing changes in Internet Explorer home page and default […]

Internet Explorer 10 users need to move to another browser right away

By AnandKhanse@TWC | January 13, 2016

Microsoft announced that it would be discontinuing support for Internet Explorer 10/9/8. What this means to you as users, is that you would not be treated to any kind of bug fixes or offered security updates, even if there exists […]

SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer will now stop Drive-By-Downloads

By AnandKhanse@TWC | December 20, 2015

Microsoft’s SmartScreen Filter, the system that has been offering protection to users from internet based attacks since last 8 years has now evolved into a more powerful tool with capabilities to block web-based attacks that silently abuse software vulnerabilities to […]

Microsoft to support only Internet Explorer 11 starting January 2016

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | November 27, 2015

Starting January 13, 2016 Microsoft will just support the latest version of its flagship browser Internet Explorer, which is version IE 11. The company will end support to older versions ie, IE 10, IE 9, IE 8 and earlier, meaning […]

Enterprise Customers to find it easy upgrading to Internet Explorer 11 and Windows 10

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | November 25, 2015

Although Microsoft has come out with a new web browser – Edge capable of offering a better web experience, its old time runner – Internet Explorer cannot be ruled out of the race. Many enterprises are still running browser-based applications […]

Microsoft ending support for RC4 cipher in early 2016

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | September 3, 2015

Microsoft has announced that it is ending support for RC4 cipher in both Internet Explorer 11 and Edge. This will begin in the early parts of 2016, and as such, it will no longer be used in TLS fallback discussions. […]

Business Enterprises may have to continue using Internet Explorer in Windows 10

By ArunKumar@TWCN | June 10, 2015

Updates are essential for an operating system and its applications to stay secure. Though many of the users are excited at the thought of the new browser in Windows that has been named Edge, there are reports that business houses […]

Do Not Track will not be the default setting on Microsoft browsers

By AnandKhanse@TWC | April 4, 2015

Microsoft today announced that it was reversing its approach to Do Not Track. It will henceforth, by default, disable Do Not Track in its browsers. In Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 and Windows 7, the ‘Do Not Track’ option […]

Microsoft introduces the IE Diagnostics Adapter for third party developer tools

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | April 3, 2015

Microsoft announced Internet Explorer Diagnostics Adapter for developers. This tool will enable them to debug and diagnose Internet Explorer 11 using the Chrome remote debug protocol. IE Diagnostics Adapter As Microsoft puts, this tool stands as an open source experimental […]

Project Spartan will host new browser engine; IE11 will host the legacy engine

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 26, 2015

Ever since Project Spartan has started taking shape, Microsoft’s team of developers is coming up with some or other update every single day. On the same lines, on March 24th, 2015, ‘Project Spartan Developer Workshop’ took place. One of the […]

Opera buys SurfEasy, a VPN & Privacy company

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | March 20, 2015

Opera, the software company today acquired SurfEasy, the Toronto-based company, known for its easy-to-use VPN security services. The upcoming versions of Opera web browser will come with the VPN features and an added layer of encryption helping users to protect […]

Microsoft to kill Internet Explorer

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | March 18, 2015

A recent report on MSN Money confirms the new that Microsoft is going to kill the Internet Explorer brand very soon. It was confirmed by an announcement made by Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s head of marketing, at the Microsoft Convergence conference that took […]

Spartan Web Browser, The Successor To Microsoft Internet Explorer Demoed On Video

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | March 4, 2015

Microsoft’s Spartan web browser was first introduced to the world via the company’s Windows 10 conference back in January of this year. The software maker revealed several features such as Cortana support, a new rendering engine, along with inking. However, […]

Microsoft explains why it built a new rendering engine for Spartan browser for Windows 10

By ArunKumar@TWCN | February 28, 2015

In its blog post yesterday, Microsoft explained some details of project Spartan and why it moved from its older IE rendering engine, Trident, to a brand new rendering engine. It said the new rendering engine, that Microsoft built at home, […]

Yammer to display warning banner to Internet Explorer 9 users

By AnandKhanse@TWC | February 16, 2015

Yammer is an enterprise social network that helps employees connect with each other, share and find information among the whole team. Since its launch in 2008, Yammer has built a huge user base and subsequently attracted Microsoft to acquire Yammer […]

Microsoft details Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Tech Preview for Phones

By AnandKhanse@TWC | February 14, 2015

Microsoft always keeps updating all its products and services on a regular basis. Improving the mobile web experience has lately been their priority and thus company has released many targeted improvements to Internet Explorer in the Windows Phone 8.1 update. Back […]

Internet Explorer vulnerability gives invitation to phishing attacks

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | February 5, 2015

Recently, David Leo, a researcher with a security consultancy firm called Deusen, in his Full Disclosure mailing list disclosed a flaw in Internet Explorer browser, best described as universal cross-site scripting vulnerability. The Internet Explorer vulnerability allows attackers to go around […]

Microsoft may introduce Public-Key Pinning feature for Internet Explorer

By AnandKhanse@TWC | November 17, 2014

A vast amount of information becomes readily accessible online today. It is therefore, essential to have adequate safeguard mechanisms in place to protect such vital resource. As such, browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox that provide key to this resource, […]

RemoteIE: Test latest IE on Windows, Mac OS X, Android, iOS

By AbhishekShukla@TWC | November 5, 2014

The long awaited RemoteIE tool has finally been announced by Microsoft. RemoteIE is available as a preview version via Azure RemoteApp tool where in, developers from different cross-platform operating system can download the RemoteIE client and can test the latest […]

Microsoft releases Fix It to plug SSL 3.0 vulnerability in IE

By AnandKhanse@TWC | October 30, 2014

Recently, a vulnerability was discovered in the SSL 3.0 protocol, referred to as the Poodle Attack, which allows hackers and attackers to inject malicious code into your computer or web hosting servers. We have already covered in that post, how you […]

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