Kymberlee Price, Program Manager for the IE 8 team, gives us insight into IE 8 and browser security. She starts off by answering why there sometimes is a perception IE 8 is less secure than other browsers. The rest of the interview breaks down as follows:
[1:47] Some areas where IE 8 stands out with innovation in security
- Smart Screen Filter
- [3:27] Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) - [4:22] Why we chose to protect against just one of the types of attacks
- [5:15] Click Jacking – what it is, [7:36] what we’re doing to tackle this problem, and general guidelines [8:43] to know if you’re website is susceptible to this type of attack
[10:10] What are the most prevalent threats in browser security and how it relates to the “Month of browser bugs”
[13:31] What the IE team does to stay ahead of the curve with security
[16:02] Personal story with IE 8 and family security features
If you decide to tune in to “Over the Edge” at [17:34] you’ll hear about: stained glass, Blue Hat, US Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation, IE 8 on Win 7, Hack or Halo, Kim Possible, Ship It, Spawn’s Agent 8, Cat woman, Rosie the Riveter, Dilbert, Def Con, and her book recommendations.
