Yes I have updated but internet explorer has other issues so I do not use it.
Are these "compromises" related to any specific operating system?
I am an ex O.E.M and as an engineer was not an end user so site work is new to me and programming that I learned was on punch cards in the mid 70's.
I run both 64 bit and 32 bit systems some (most) still using X P but also have a Vista 64 bit O.S too.