Fraudulent digital certificate for Google web properties used in active attacks
A fraudulent digital certificate that could be used to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks against several Google web properties has …
Cyber attacks resulting in death forecasted next year
WatchGuard’s security research analysts released a list of annual security predictions which reveals an uptick in emerging cyber threats and an increased focus by …
AVG releases Safe Browser for iOS, updates AntiVirus for Android
AVG updated its AntiVirus for Android and launched the new AVG Safe Browser for iOS. The main eye catcher in AVG AntiVirus for Android version 3.0.2 is the new user interface. …
Malicious ads lead to fake browser updates
Every now and then, malware peddlers employ the “Your browser is out of date, download the update here” approach to saddling inexperienced users with their …
One in four users at risk due to outdated browsers
Nearly a quarter of users don’t use the latest browser versions, and those using Mozilla Firefox are the slowest when it comes to updating, which leaves them open to all …
Protect web browsing sessions on iOS devices
Quarri Technologies released Quarri Protect On Q (POQ) Mobile for iOS, a web information security solution that enables organizations to protect and control end-user web …
Fake Rovio games for Chrome hijack browser
The popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds game and its expansion packs are a guarantee for the success of their newly released Bad Piggies game, but unfortunately for those …
HSTS approved as proposed standard
The Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) has approved the HTTP Strict Transport Security protocol (HSTS) as a proposed standard, which means that we can look forward to …
Universal Man in the Browser attack targets all websites
Trusteer have discovered a new Man in the Browser (MitB) scam that does not target specific websites, but instead collects data submitted to all websites without the need for …
Pen-testing Cookie Cadger continues where Firesheep left off
When the Firesheep extension was revealed to the world in late 2010, its developer said that his main goal was to get sites to switch to full end-to-end encryption, i.e. SSL. …
Chrome 22 released, researchers awarded $30K in bug bounties
Chrome v22 has been released, and with it over 40 vulnerabilities – 15 of which high-severity – have been closed. Google’s reward program for the responsible …
Microsoft offers Fix it for IE zero-day, announces security update
Microsoft has released the Fix it solution for the IE zero-day memory-corruption vulnerability that is currently being exploited in attacks, and has promised a security update …
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