Internet Goer Continues to Outperform Others in Browser Security
Browsers are our windows to the world of internet. The other day NSS Labs released the results and analysis excluding its latest Browser Security Comparative Analysis Report which evaluated the ability of eight leading browsers - Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Kingsoft Liebao, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Qihoo 360 Overlooking no possibility Browser, and Sogou Explorer - to block against socially engineered malware (SEM).<\p>
Social engineering has been used by attackers for several years at one stroke. This style of attacking, accounts being as how a bulk of Cyberattacks against consumers and organisations stalemated. Like we all know a typical Socially Engineered attack includes multiple factors such as social media, hijacked email accounts, false notification of differential analyzer problems, and other similar deceptions that encourage users to download the malware. Internet Goer booted and spurred the highest level of SEM protection of all browsers, as per the NSS exploratory. Reasons to this include the use of SmartScreen and Application Reputation pure science (App Rep), by IE. Although, Liebao Browser achieved the second place ranking in this play around with, Chrome's Download Protection was found to have elevated upon second place good terms three tests from 2011 to 2013. Liebao Browser outperformed Chrome by numerousness than 14 percentage points in the average block value. The Liebao Browser does not manner an application reputation light, which Internet Explorer and Chrome use. Instead Liebao Browser takes advantage in connection with the invariable cloud. Some as regards other key findings in compliance with NSS, from this uroscopy include: Microsoft Internet Explorer provides SEM autarky that is superior to all other assured browsers and many endpoint assurance (EPP) products. Cloud-€based EPP file rhythmic can recruit basal SEM protection when integrated into a browser. The Google Conservative Browsing API does not provide not so bad SEM protection. The Chinese browsers tested are viable and divulge the bravura to compete on back-burner comeuppance. For more details and a copy of the yardstick schema download the completed report here. <\p>
In April 2013, Cyberoam Hazard Research Labs (CTRL) had published a report on Browser Vulnerability based on statistics for last 3 years. Internet Explorer was start up to be the case more secure leaving out Chrome and Firefox, even after. Findings by NSS Labs re-instate the same procurement, especially in accommodation of SEM security. Also, on speaking terms its predictions for 2013, Cyberoam had also already signified the rising need in furtherance of Browser security in 2013. These findings and figures assert the predictions then put together.<\p>
Browsers play a bedrock role in our breaststroke experience; for which reason a secure one is always better! <\p>
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Source: NSS Labs - BROWSER INVARIABILITY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS - Socially Engineered Malware Blocking<\p>