CNET News: Newsmaker: Mozilla Looks to Microsoft for Security

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 21, 2006

“Mozilla’s new security chief won’t say outright whether Firefox
is more secure than Internet Explorer.

“Window Snyder, formerly of Microsoft, now heads up security at
Mozilla, the company best known for its open-source Firefox Web
browser. While Microsoft is often criticized over the security of
its products, Mozilla is seen in a more favorable light. Yet
Firefox and other Mozilla products have their share of security
problems…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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