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Mozilla Will Drop Support for Apple's OS X 10.5,or Leopard

Dec 19, 2012

Mozilla will drop support for Apple's OS X 10.5, or Leopard, after it ships Firefox 16 in October, according to company developers. "We are not planning to support Mac OS X 10.5 with Firefox 17," said Josh Aas, who works on the Firefox ...

Tags: Mozilla, Apple, OS X 10.5, Firefox

Zscaler Has Released an Implementation for Internet Explorer of The HTTPS

Dec 19, 2012

Cloud-based security services provider Zscaler has released an implementation for Internet Explorer of the HTTPS Everywhere browser security extension. HTTPS Everywhere forces the browser to always connect over HTTPS(HTTP Secure)to ...

Tags: cloud-based security services, Zscaler, HTTPS Everywhere

Attackers Can Abuse The Way Browsers Protocol URLs in Order to Exploit Vulnerabilities

Dec 19, 2012

Attackers can abuse the way browsers and other applications handle steam:// protocol URLs in order to exploit serious vulnerabilities in the Steam client or games installed through the platform, according to researchers from startup ...

Tags: attackers, browsers, applications, URL, vulnerabilities

The 'CRIME' Attack Announced Last Week Exploits The Data Compression Scheme

Dec 19, 2012

The 'CRIME' attack announced last week exploits the data compression scheme used by the TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SPDY protocols to decrypt user authentication cookies from HTTPS (HTTP Secure) traffic, one of the attack's creators ...

Tags: CRIME attack, data compression scheme, TLS, SPDY protocols, HTTPS

There's Much More to This Version Than Minor Updates and Bug Fixes.

Dec 19, 2012

Today marks the official release of VMware's vSphere 5.1, and despite the point release, there's much more to this version than minor updates and bug fixes. In fact, this is a release that would have been comfortable wearing the number 6. ...

Tags: VMware, vSphere 5.1, bug fixes, minor updates

Attackers Have Quickly Expanded Their Reach by Going Mainstream

Dec 19, 2012

Attackers using two recently-uncovered Java unpatched vulnerabilities, or "zero-days," have quickly expanded their reach by going mainstream, security experts said today. And on Tuesday, Mozilla, maker of Firefox, joined the chorus of ...

Tags: Java, unpatched vulnerabilities, mainstream, security experts

Mozilla Said That Income From Search Partners Climbed 31% Last Year

Dec 19, 2012

Mozilla said that income from search partners climbed 31% last year, hinting at the reportedly lucrative deal the open-source foundation struck with fierce browser rival Google. Royalties, almost all of which come from search services ...

Tags: Chrome, Google, Google Search, Mozilla, Mozilla Search

Several Methods for Users to Protect Their Computers From Ongoing Attacks

Dec 19, 2012

Security researchers have proposed several methods for users to protect their computers from ongoing attacks that target a new and yet-to-be-patched vulnerability in all versions of Java Runtime Environment 7. Most of the proposed ...

Tags: security researchers, methods, ongoing attacks, vulnerability, Java

Mozilla Today Launched Firefox 15 with The New Code That Stops Add-Ons From Leaking Memory

Dec 19, 2012

Mozilla today launched Firefox 15, boasting that users will see "drastic improvements in performance" because of new code that stops add-ons from leaking memory. The open-source developer also patched 31 vulnerabilities, 23 of them dubbed ...

Tags: Mozilla, Firefox 15, new code, leaking memory

Focus Softnet Announced The Launch of Focus CRM Version 2.0, a Web Application

Dec 19, 2012

Focus Softnet, the leading software development company, today announced the launch of Focus CRM version 2.0, a web application that packs even more features and functionalities than the previous version of the product. The new Focus CRM ...

Tags: software development, software, web applicatio, Focus CRM

Mozilla Last Week Announced It Was Retiring Firefox Home and Yanked It From Apple's Market

Dec 19, 2012

Two years after it managed to place a browser-related app on the iOS App Store, Mozilla last week announced it was retiring Firefox Home and yanked it from Apple's market. The move was only the latest in a string of messages that the ...

Tags: iOS App Store, Mozilla, Firefox Home, Apple's market

Mozilla Suspended Development of a 64-Bit Version of Firefox for Windows

Dec 19, 2012

Mozilla this week suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for the project. In a message posted to Bugzilla, the company’s bug- and change-tracking database, ...

Tags: bugzilla, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Opera, Windows

Google Will Pull The Plug for Chrome Running on OS X 10.5

Dec 18, 2012

Google will pull the plug for Chrome running on OS X 10.5, aka Leopard, after it releases version 21, which is currently in beta and will reach the browser's "stable" channel sometime next month, the company has announced. Chrome 22, the ...

Tags: Google, OS X 10.5, Chrome

Microsoft on Monday Issued a Security Advisory

Dec 18, 2012

Microsoft on Monday issued a security advisory that confirmed in-the-wild attacks are exploiting an unpatched bug in Internet Explorer. The software maker is working on a fix. The advisory addressed the “zero-day” ...

Tags: ie bug, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, patch, security

The Website for ITIF Will Not Honor Their Browsers' Do-Not-Track Requests

Dec 18, 2012

The website for the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) now tells visitors it will not honor their browsers' do-not-track requests as a form of protest against the technology pushed by privacy groups and parts of the ...

Tags: ITIF, website, browsers

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