Give IE the heave-ho until Microsoft patches zero-day
The U.S. government's top cyber-security agency is telling Internet Explorer (IE) users they should consider running a different browser until Microsoft fixes a critical vulnerability.
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) added its voice to the growing chorus of security organizations and companies that have warned people of the flaw, which affects IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9, IE10 and IE11.
US-CERT is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and regularly issues security warnings and threat alerts. "US-CERT recommends that users and administrators enable Microsoft EMET where possible and consider employing an alternative Web browser until an official update is available," the agency said in a Sunday statement.
