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Seems like IE7 will be more secure:
Internet Explorer 7 Announced
It may be simply an idea whose time has come. It may be that Firefox
is making enough noise to raise some eyebrows in Redmond. Either
way, it looks like IE7 is on its way.
Today at the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, Bill Gates
announced plans for a new version of the world's most widely used
Internet browser. Experimental versions of Internet Explorer 7 are
expected to be ready for testing as early as this summer. The new
and improved IE is apparently being developed with security being
tops on the priority list. Measures to help users avoid ?Phishing'
scams, spyware and viruses are expected to addressed in full as
Gates pointed out that Microsoft has dedicated nearly $2 billion of
it's annual research and development budget on security.
While Internet Explorer still holds in excess of 90% of the browser
market share, the new Firefox browser continues to gain popularity
largely from veteran surfers seeking a higher level of security.
Some statistics show Firefox with as much as 5% of the browser
market. While 5% may be a far cry from IE's 90%, it represents one
of the strongest showings from a non IE browser in the past 10
years or so.
IE 7 To Address Security Issues
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the upcoming update of their web
browser, Internet Explorer, which will be updated to 7.
Promising better security, IE 7 looks to address the number of
vulnerabilities contained by older versions of the browser. The new
version is expected to more effectively combat spyware, malware,
and phishing attacks.
According to Microsoft, "[Bill] Gates announced Internet Explorer
7.0, designed to add new levels of security to Windows XP SP2
while maintaining the level of extensibility and compatibility
that customers have come to expect. Internet Explorer 7.0 will
also provide even stronger defenses against phishing, malicious
software and spyware."
Expect IE 7 to arrive in beta testing format this summer."
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