New Firefox 3.0.6 Addresses Security Issues
February 4, 2009 – 3:20 pmMozilla tries to capitalize on additional web browser market share with a new Firefox 3.0.6 version that addresses security issues.
Some people say that Firefox is the ironclad of web browsers when it comes to security. Maybe they are right after this recent Firefox update that addresses many security and stability issues. The newer Firefox version 3.0.6 fixes six bugs that were found within a previous version of the browser. One of the six was a JavaScript issue that affected the browser’s layout engine that was labeled as critical by the developers. This vulnerability that was discovered could allow an attacker to run unauthorized code on exploited systems.
This new update makes Firefox users feel all warm and fuzzy inside in knowing that Mozilla really cares. Kind of reminds you the many days that Microsoft patched Internet Explorer’s security issues over the years. With any new browser application update comes improvements not only with security but other faults such as display issues within Firefox.
With the competition and web browser war heating up it is no wonder that each web browser company is staying on top of their A game releasing new versions and updates as needed to address “issues”.
It is said that Internet Explorer now only has about 67.5 percent of global browser market share with Mozilla having a strong 21.5 percent share. Considering other browsers such as Google Chrome and Safari are still hanging in the game with very small percentages we will not be surprised to see several more enhancements brought to you through more updates and patches in the near future to both IE and Firefox. Either way, Firefox seems to be in-the-know of addressing security issues and capitalizing on gaining market share. Firefox does this at such a volatile time where a computer user could switch over to another browser faster than people currently losing their jobs in America.
