13 Feb
Google drops support for Internet Explorer 6
The search engine giant (amongst other web-based services) Google, is beginning to phase out support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 calling it a “cyber attack” on their servers.
Google recommends that firms and individuals begin to upgrade to a more recent version of Internet Explorer as hackers use the flaws in IE6 to gain access to servers which potentially leads to personal user information. Google’s drop of support for the browser also  has them threatening to withdraw from China as attacks have been said to originate from the country. As of March 1st, Google will began by phasing out support starting with Google Docs and Google Sites.
French, German and the UK (potential) governments have began advising their citizens to switch to a different browser; Microsoft has reacted to this by updating their browser three weeks ahead of its regular security update and asks that its customers install the update as soon as possible.
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