Insecure Candidates: Chrome Wins Hacking Contest
Mar 23, 2009At the CanSecWest Vancouver 2009 conference's PWN2OWN hacker's competition the Safari, Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox browsers were successfully hacked to run code on their systems. The Chrome browser was recognized as being the least impacted by the hackers.
more »Mail Theft Possible from GroupWise Web Interface
Feb 02, 2009Security tester ProCheckUp has found critical bugs in Novell's GroupWise WebAccess that could allow e-mail theft.
more »One-Time Passwords on the Web Implementing a one-time password system on the web
Jan 31, 2009Add security to your website with a one-time password system.
more »Clickjacking Threat To Firefox
Jan 30, 2009Counterfeit links are able to deceive the Firefox and Chrome browsers, directing users to unintended websites.
more »Shoreline Firewall 4.2.4 Includes IPv6 Variant
Jan 06, 2009The Shoreline Firewall product, also known as Shorewall, has arrived in its 4.2.4 version. The new release includes a configuration tool for IPv6 networks.
more »Mozilla Counters "Dirty Dozen" Criticism of Firefox Security
Dec 19, 2008Bit9, self-professed leader in enterprise application whitelisting, recently included Mozilla's Firefox browser among "the Dirty Dozen" applications with critical security vulnerabilities. Mozilla's security expert Jonathan Nightingale disputes that critique.
more »Bloggers Paradise: Wordpress 2.7 with Update Function and New Interface
Dec 12, 2008Codenamed "Coltrane", the major release of Wordpress 2.7 comes with more than a few changes.
more »Browser Security From Google
Dec 12, 2008The Browser Security Handbook (BSH) from search engine company Google has been published under free license.
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New Version of Flatpak Released
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IBM Announces Powerhouse Linux Server
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Plasma Ends LTS Releases
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