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Web
Browser - Task At Hand?
Similar to the problems with email applications, web
browsers also offer extended functionality that may be
abused (often to a higher degree than email clients).
For most users, their web browser is probably the most
technically sophisticated application they use.
The most popular web browsers offer such a fantastic
array of functionality – catering to all users in all
environments – that they unintentionally provide gaping
security flaws that expose the integrity of the host
system to attack. Much of the
sophistication is devoted to being a “jack of all
trades”, and no single user can be expected to require
the use of all this functionality.
Customers and businesses must make a move to use a web
browser that is appropriate for the task at hand. In
particular, if the purpose of the web browser is to only
browse Internet web services, a sophisticated web
browser is not required. While some of the most
dangerous functionality can be disabled or muted using
various configuration options, customers and corporate
users are urged to use a web browser that is most
applicable to the task at hand (e.g. is the browser
supposed to be a multimedia centre, a mail client, a
chat platform or a compiled application delivery
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