New Windows OS, old concerns
Security experts have raised red flags about Microsoft Edge, which replaces the Internet Explorer
“Microsoft Edge has integrated two widely used plug-ins into the browser itself: Adobe Flash and a PDF reader. Flash has proved itself to be a significant security risk for many years. . . .Attacks targeting Flash will continue to be a problem, and having it as a built-in feature may pose risks down the road,” the blog by Henry Li, a threats analyst, says. “Similarly, an integrated PDF reader in the module windows.data.pdf.dll. This could also become a potential target for an attacker looking for a way into the Edge browser.”
But Li also points to another vulnerability within the browser, a javascript code that has led to vulnerabilities in other browsers, too.
Additionally, Symantec issued an advisory to its Norton Family users, advising parents not to let their children use Microsoft Edge, which Norton Family doesn’t support.
Online, there was a lot of chatter about Wi-Fi Sense sharing Wi-Fi passwords, though Microsoft denied it.
This is primarily because W10 “is not a finished product, and will never be so”, as Microsoft intends to update it frequently, customising interfaces, features and more.
According to a Daily Telegraph live blog covering the W10 launch, there were several complaints from new users. However, some bugs need to be fixed.
One user even complained about a blue screen.
The saving grace, of course, is W10 will be a perennially developing OS, and therein is a chance of bugs being fixed in the near future, with each update.
That also means constant dependence of the user on Windows updates, which have consistently proved the nemesis of speed!
New Windows OS, old concerns - Rediff.com Business
Security experts have raised red flags about Microsoft Edge, which replaces the Internet Explorer
“Microsoft Edge has integrated two widely used plug-ins into the browser itself: Adobe Flash and a PDF reader. Flash has proved itself to be a significant security risk for many years. . . .Attacks targeting Flash will continue to be a problem, and having it as a built-in feature may pose risks down the road,” the blog by Henry Li, a threats analyst, says. “Similarly, an integrated PDF reader in the module windows.data.pdf.dll. This could also become a potential target for an attacker looking for a way into the Edge browser.”
But Li also points to another vulnerability within the browser, a javascript code that has led to vulnerabilities in other browsers, too.
Additionally, Symantec issued an advisory to its Norton Family users, advising parents not to let their children use Microsoft Edge, which Norton Family doesn’t support.
Online, there was a lot of chatter about Wi-Fi Sense sharing Wi-Fi passwords, though Microsoft denied it.
This is primarily because W10 “is not a finished product, and will never be so”, as Microsoft intends to update it frequently, customising interfaces, features and more.
According to a Daily Telegraph live blog covering the W10 launch, there were several complaints from new users. However, some bugs need to be fixed.
One user even complained about a blue screen.
The saving grace, of course, is W10 will be a perennially developing OS, and therein is a chance of bugs being fixed in the near future, with each update.
That also means constant dependence of the user on Windows updates, which have consistently proved the nemesis of speed!
New Windows OS, old concerns - Rediff.com Business
