Firefox 5 fixes security and improves browsing

Firefox 5 fixes security and improves browsing


Firefox 5 fixes security and improves browsing

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Mozilla released Firefox 5.0 that fixes several security issues, stability issues and introduces new features. Privacy-aware users will be happy to learn that the Do-Not-Track header preference h...

Certification authority reports security breach

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:50 AM PDT

Another certification authority has fallen prey to attackers in need of certificates for phishing authentication pages. The authority in question is StartSSL, operated by StartCom, and according ...

The mobile security conundrum

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Whilst the range and variety of IT security defenses for portable computers - that's netbooks and laptops to most people - is excellent, and able to cater for all budgets and types of user, it should ...

Dropbox security glitch allowed anyone to access user accounts

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Web-based file hosting service Dropbox has confirmed that a bug introduced by a code push allowed anyone to access any user account by simply typing in a random password for a period of nearly four ho...

ICANN domain expansion could increase phishing

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:18 AM PDT

The ICANN board gave final approval to what some are calling "the most dramatic change to the Internet in four decades" allowing the expansion of new Top-Level Domains. There's a lot of pushing an...

Metasploit 3.7.2 adds 11 new exploits

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:12 AM PDT

Metasploit is a free, open source penetration testing solution. Metasploit now ships with 698 exploit modules, 358 auxiliary modules, and 54 post modules. 11 new exploits, 1 new auxiliary module...

Japan criminalizes malware creation and distribution

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:01 AM PDT

The Japanese parliament has finally passed a law that punishes malware creators and distributers - and even people who acquire/store malware - with jail time and a hefty fine. If found guilty, th...

Android URL Filtering SDK: Secure Web browsing and compliance

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Commtouch announced GlobalView URL Filtering for Mobile, which enables real-time protection for mobile device users browsing the Web. GlobalView URL Filtering is comprised of a Software Developme...

German hackers sentenced for stealing Lady Gaga songs

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

The two German youths that have been arrested in December for stealing unreleased songs of over fifty recording artists and selling them online have been found guilty of multiple counts of copyright v...

Tools for parsing Dropbox configuration and cache files

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:15 PM PDT

Dropbox Reader is a suite of command-line tools for parsing configuration and cache files associated with the Dropbox cloud storage software. These tools can run on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux syste...

Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5 released

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Panda Security launch Cloud Antivirus 1.5 which includes performance improvements as well as new features. The new version is available for free, with a Pro version that offers 24x7 multilingual ...

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