Some sensationalistic reports of a security flaw immediately
followed Internet Explorer 7's final release, but the vulnerability
turned out to be in Outlook Express rather than IE. In fact,
Microsoft has put a great deal of effort into making IE 7 more
secure. Here
are some of the new IE 7 security features and what they can do for
you.
#1: Default protection from potentially dangerous Active X
controls
#2: Per-zone control of Active X opt-in
#3: Site and zone locking for Active X controls
#4: Protection against phishing
#5: Cross-domain security
#6: Locked down security zones
#7: Better SSL/TLS notification and digital certificate info
#8: Privacy protection features
#9: Address bars
#10: International character alert