IE 7 to be more secure
ONE of the highlights of the HITBSecConf2005 event was the first live demonstration of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 on the upcoming Microsoft Vista operating system.
It was conducted by Microsoft's group program manager for IE 7, Tony Chor (also the event's keynote speaker) and IE security lead program manager Rob Franco.
“Malaysia is the first to see this live,” Chor said.
According to them, IE 7 isn’t just about patching problems but about making deep architectural changes to provide indepth defence at every level of the browser.
Chor said that the IE team was completely reborn since last year. It is currently four to five times the original team size.
“Service Pack 2 changed the way we thought about security. We realised security is just as important as compatibility.” L33tdawg: You can find the conference materials for download from Packet Storm.
