Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
The Economics of Scareware
We have reported here about two scareware programs that target the Mac, Macsweepr and iMunizator, both of which are “rogue”...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
We have reported here about two scareware programs that target the Mac, Macsweepr and iMunizator, both of which are “rogue”...
Apple + Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Charlie Miller, the security researcher who recently hacked a Mac in ten seconds (using an exploit he had developed...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
We reported on a serious flaw in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader a few weeks ago, and, at the...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Firefox 3.0.7, the latest version of the open source browser, contains security fixes for five vulnerabilities, including three that...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Yet another critical flaw has been found in Adobe’s Flash Player. According to the company’s security advisory, Adobe Flash...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Microsoft has issued a security advisory about an Excel vulnerability that affects both Mac and Windows versions of the...
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Adobe has found a critical vulnerability in its PDF reader software, Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Reader, that affects all...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
The Mozilla Foundation has issued an update for its Firefox web browser, featuring a half-dozen security fixes. Described here,...
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Three browsers have seen new security updates; actually more than three, since the Mozilla Foundation released updates to three...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Google has published an on-line Browser Security Handbook, a comprehensive document written for “web application developers, browser engineers, and...