Fabric weaves security into program code
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could build security into a program as it is written? This idea spurred a number of researchers from Cornell University to try and develop …
Breaking web browsers
In the video below, Jeremiah Grossman, the founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, talks about breaking web security. The video was recorded at the OWASP AppSec USA 2010 conference.
80% of firms don’t know who should secure cloud data
The cloud is still akin to the Wild West when it comes to the security of the data hosted there, according to Courion. In fact, 1 in 7 companies admit that they know there are …
One-touch secure access to corporate data
Check Point announced its new Mobile Access Software Blade that delivers fast and secure access to corporate email, data and business applications from mobile devices. It …
Twitter phish targets users with huge following
A link that will supposedly take users to a page where they can use a “mobile” version of Twitter has been popping up here and there in a number of chatrooms over …
Apple resolves FaceTime security flaw
A flaw in the beta version of Apple’s FaceTime for Mac which was presented on Wednesday, has apparently allowed potential hackers to gain access to and modify a …
Facebook users are voyeuristic while at work
There are several realities that typically fall outside of the approved enterprise communications mechanisms. These applications can enhance business responsiveness and …
Ubuntu Privacy Remix 10.04r1 released
Ubuntu Privacy Remix is a modified Live-CD based on Ubuntu Linux. UPR is not intended for permanent installation on hard disk. The goal of Ubuntu Privacy Remix is to provide …
Avalanche spam gang uses ZeuS to boost earnings
Reports that the world’s most prolific phishing gang have diversified their operations over from conventional phishing emails to distributing the ZeuS Trojan is another …
Most users still vulnerable to attacks that exploit Java flaw
More than a week after Oracle released a critical patch for Java, more than 68% percent of Internet users are still vulnerable to attacks that exploit these vulnerabilities, …
Firefox extension makes social network ID spoofing trivial
A simple-to-use Firefox plugin presented yesterday at Toorcon in San Diego has hit the security world with the realization that squabbles about Facebook’s changing …
MySpace apps send user IDs to advertisers
In the wake of the discovery that some third party Facebook applications transmit users’ ID to ad agencies and Internet tracking companies, The Wall Street Journal has …
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