Recent industry estimates have indicated that the market share of Internet Explorer has reduced significantly in the past months.  This is thought to result from users being tired of the endless stream of security patches issued by Microsoft to plug loopholes in the browser that could potentially allow unauthorised access and use of their computer.

This does not mean that Microsoft is suffering, since they still have 90+% of the market.  It also does not mean that competitors are immune to security flaws either.  Mozilla, one of Internet Explorers’ rivals recently issued a software patch to cure a reported hole in its security.  This only under-lines the fact that it is not necessarily the software that is at fault (although it maybe).  It is just that having such a large slice of the market, it will automatically become the target of mischievous individuals who are looking for Internet users who just might have “left their door open” to an intruder by not ensuring their system security is adequate.

Have you reviewed the extensive facilities within Internet Explorer to ensure that your security is tight?  If not, then see the following article for assistance.