US Homeland Security warns you to stop using IE entirely
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Microsoft‘s Internet Explorer Zero-Day is now the subject of talks in an advisory from the US Department of Homeland Security. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stated in the advisory that attackers can now gain control of devices by maneuvering around a vulnerability within the browser.
As you may already know, Internet Explorer is no longer the default browser that comes with Windows 10. The built-in browser solution is Chromium-based Edge now. Unfortunately, compatibility issues make it so that IE still comes as part of the default installation of Windows 10.
In fact, the Agency went ahead and started urging the population to stop using Internet Explorer entirely. This went on to the point where they slowly started migrating users to the newer browsers themselves.
You need to stop using Internet Explorer
CISA went on and added that:
Microsoft has released a security advisory to address a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. According to the advisory, ‘Microsoft is aware of limited targeted attacks,[…]
The bottom line of CISA’s recommendations is that you switch to a new browser entirely, regardless of which one it is.
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The agency further explained:
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s Advisory ADV20001 and CERT/CC’s Vulnerability Note VU#338824 for more information, implement workarounds, and apply updates when available. Consider using Microsoft Edge or an alternate browser until patches are available,[…]
However, you need to remember that even if you do switch to another browser, you are still vulnerable because of the apps that use Internet Explorer’s engine. Microsoft has taken note of the bug, and is currently in the process of patching it. However, no information on an actual release date is available.
What browser did you switch to after abandoning Internet Explorer? Tell us more in the comment section below.
