Firefox's security concerns-Why are they stabbed in the back of Google?

Google once defended against Internet Explorer and Bing. Even 84% of Firefox's revenue came from Google. However, as Firefox's 2nd position has been captured by Chrome, it is facing increasing embarrassment and may even be marginalized like Opera.

The natural decline in market share may be only one aspect for Firefox, while the suppression from Google, a former partner, may force the fastest-growing browser to the edge faster.

A Google-sponsored browser security research report "Glorious" gave Chrome the title of the safest browser, followed by IE, and Firefox. Accuvant is a famous security company.

Why is Google suspected of suppressing Firefox? Two reasons: Google and Firefox's default search engine Protocol brought about 84% of Firefox's revenue) expired in May, and the relationship between the two companies was tense; google's browser Chrome has exceeded Firefox. Google sponsored the study itself is not public, and its objectivity is hard to guarantee. In view of these two aspects, it is difficult to think of Google's intention to suppress former Cooperative Combat partners in such a report on the security of Firefox during such a period.

The main focus of Accuvant's report is not how many vulnerabilities the three browsers have, But how powerful their security capabilities are when hackers discover their bugs. Let's take a rough look:

These three browsers restrict attackers from intruding in the Sandboxing, install the Plug-in Security Restriction Plug-in, and prevent malicious code compilation by JIT Hardening.

All three tests of Chrome have reached the industry standard; IE has also reached the standard in terms of JIT Hardening, and Sandboxing and Plug-in Security can also effectively prevent attacks; firefox fails to comply with all three standards.

For this report, Firefox's Engineering director Johnathan Nightingale has responded. It is nothing more than a review of Firefox's security and their emphasis on security, which is a very official response. Apparently, Google was in a tense period, and they could only make such an official response. After all, Google only sponsored the study and did not directly participate in the study. In addition, Accuvant is also a well-known security company.

From the perspective of the situation, Firefox can only swallow its teeth, regardless of whether Google is working on the back. Because they are still in a period of negotiation with Google to continue the cooperation agreement, after all, any form of public statement may affect the negotiation on the desktop. However, in step 4, Firefox may also receive an olive branch from bing if the negotiation crashes. After all, this is a good promotion opportunity for bing.

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