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Pessimists Are Fond of Saying That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Jan 10, 2014Pessimists are fond of saying that no good deed goes unpunished. An Australian teenager who reported a security vulnerability in a government website and now faces legal troubles probably agrees. Joshua Rogers, a 16-year-old Victoria ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Salesforce Is Taking Security on Its Platform More Seriously Than Ever
Nov 21, 2013Salesforce is taking security on its platform more seriously than ever, with a number of upgrades to its existing two-factor authentication on the horizon, a senior security director told Salesforce 2013 Dreamforce delegates today. ...
Tags: Dreamforce 2013, Tougher Security
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Latest Round of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Monthly Release of Security Fixes
Oct 11, 2013As anticipated, the latest round of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday monthly release of security fixes addresses a widely known Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability already being exploited by malicious hackers. Overall, for October’s ...
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Oracle Added a Feature in Java That Lets Companies Control
Sep 16, 2013Oracle added a feature in Java that lets companies control what specific Java applets are allowed to run on their endpoint computers, which could help them better manage Java security risks. The new feature is called the "Deployment Rule ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Oracle Released a Huge Update for The Virtually Ubiquitous Software
Jun 20, 2013Java continues to be Public Enemy No. 1 when it comes to computer and network security. Oracle released a huge update for the virtually ubiquitous software, but attackers aren’t done exploiting Java as the weakest link in the security ...
Tags: Java Update, Oracle
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Microsoft Will Ship Just Five Security Updates Next Week
Jun 10, 2013Microsoft today said it will ship just five security updates next week, the fewest in any month so far this year, to patch 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows and Office. The update for Office will address a bug that is ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, Office Bug
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Microsoft's Apparent Plan to Automatically Update Its Own Windows Store Apps
May 9, 2013Microsoft's apparent plan to automatically update its own Windows Store apps is drawing praise from security experts. "Auto-updating apps ... improve security and are great for anybody that does not have their own update or patch ...
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Thousands of Wireless IP Cameras Connected to The Internet Have Serious Security Weaknesse
Apr 15, 2013Thousands of wireless IP cameras connected to the Internet have serious security weaknesses that allow attackers to hijack them and alter their firmware, according to two researchers from security firm Qualys. The cameras are sold under ...
Tags: Wireless IP Cameras, Cameras
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Microsoft Quietly Issued Its First Security Update for One of Its Windows 8 Apps
Apr 3, 2013Microsoft earlier this week quietly issued its first security update for one of its Windows 8 apps, patching a link-spoofing vulnerability in Mail. Two weeks ago, Microsoft spelled out plans for updating its own "Modern" apps, the flat UI ...
Tags: Windows 8, software, Computer Products
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Microsoft Later Today Will Reverse a Months-Long Practice in How Internet Explorer 10
Mar 14, 2013Microsoft later today will reverse a months-long practice in how Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) handles Adobe's Flash Player on Windows 8's and Windows RT's Modern user interfaces. The change will be pushed to users along with the March ...
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Microsoft Will Issue Security Fixes for Its Windows Store Apps on The Fly
Mar 14, 2013Microsoft will issue security fixes for its Windows Store apps on the fly, not just on the familiar monthly Patch Tuesday, the company said this week. At the same time, Microsoft spelled out how it will alert customers of security ...
Tags: APP, software, windows, Computer Products, Microsoft
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Applying Big Data Approaches Can Help Build Better Situational Awareness Capabilities
Mar 4, 2013Applying big data approaches to information security can help enterprises build better situational awareness capabilities, but implementation could prove to be a major challenge, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2013 being held ...
Tags: information security, RSA Conference 2013, data aggregation
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Mozilla Is Taking Steps to Limit The Risk of Powerful Subordinate Certificate Authority
Feb 21, 2013Mozilla is taking steps to limit the risk of powerful subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates falling into the hands of attackers and potentially being used to issue rogue certificates for use in SSL snooping attacks. The ...
Tags: Mozilla, browser maker, browser
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CASC Will Focus on Promoting New Security Standards, Policies and Best Practices for SSL
Feb 18, 2013Several Certificate Authorities (CAs) have formed an advocacy group called the Certificate Authority Security Council (CASC), which will focus on promoting new security standards, policies and best practices for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) ...
Tags: CAs, web security, SSL deployment
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Many SSL Libraries Are Releasing Patches for a Vulnerability
Feb 18, 2013The developers of many SSL libraries are releasing patches for a vulnerability that could potentially be exploited to recover plaintext information, such as browser authentication cookies, from encrypted communications. The patching ...