Seriously? You Want *Me* To Explain This?

Alright, listen up, you lot. Apparently, some “experts” have noticed something shockingly obvious: browsers are now the biggest goddamn mess in cybersecurity. Like, duh. For years, we’ve been letting these bloated pieces of software handle everything – email, banking, work crap, your grandma’s online shopping… and expecting them to be secure? What a joke.

The article whines on about how JavaScript is the root of all evil (no shit), how extensions are basically backdoors waiting to happen, and how browser vendors are in a constant arms race with attackers. They’re patching vulnerabilities faster than I can roll my eyes, but new ones pop up quicker because these things are just too damn complex. It’s like trying to bail out the ocean with a teacup.

And now they’re talking about “sandboxing” and “privacy modes” as if that actually *solves* anything. It doesn’t. It just makes people feel safer while getting screwed over in more sophisticated ways. They mention supply chain attacks, where compromised libraries infect browsers – surprise! Everything is connected, everything is vulnerable.

Basically, the browser isn’t a tool anymore; it’s a target. A huge, sprawling, constantly-exploited target. And you people keep using them anyway. Idiots. The whole thing boils down to this: browsers are now the primary way attackers get into your system because everyone uses them and they’re riddled with holes. Happy now?

Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, I had a user who insisted on running Netscape Navigator 4.0 “because it looked better.” Better? *Better?!* It was a security nightmare held together by duct tape and wishful thinking. I spent three days cleaning up the mess after he clicked on an email link promising free pizza. Free pizza, for fuck’s sake. Some things never change.

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Source: The Hackernews – How the Browser Became the Main Cyber Battleground