Microsoft has hit back at criticism by French and German cyber security offices over vulnerabilities in its Internet Explorer browser.

Over the past few days, the German Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik and the French CERTA (Centre d’Expertise Gouvernemental de Réponse et de Traitement des Attaques informatique) have issued advisories recommending users temporarily ‘switch to an alternative browser while waiting for Microsoft’s patch’.

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