Category Archives: Security News

What Is The Most secure Browser?

Posted on October 23, 2011 by JeffreyB

Author: Sean Michael Kerner (eSecurity Planet) For as long as there has been more than one browser, users have been asking which browser is more secure. Answering the question has often led to an evaluation of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and … Continue reading →

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WordPress updates to 3.0.5 to cover security issues

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Ryan

WordPress has released another update to their popular blogging software, fixing a number of security concerns that popped up. The security issues fixed involve XSS (cross site scripting) and a user access level glitch (allowed normal users to see posts … Continue reading →

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New Exploit Targets Old Versions of IE (Why you should upgrade)

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Ryan

Yet another attack has been released that focuses on older versions of Internet Explorer. This is why everyone should always make certain that they keep their browsers updated at all times. This doesn’t mean you have to upgrade to the … Continue reading →

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New Computer Security Guide Can Help Safeguard Your Small Business

Posted on October 8, 2009 by James

Just in time for October’s Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a guide to help small businesses and organizations understand how to provide basic security for their information, systems and networks. NIST … Continue reading →

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Study Touts Internet Explorer 8 As Most Secure Browser

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Ryan

Source: Yahoo! Tech Editor: Ryan Sanders According to a recent independent study, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 has been found to be the most secure browser currently available. The study was conducted by US based security research company NSS Labs, and … Continue reading →

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Security Software Can Ferret Out Who’s a Human and Who’s a Bot

Posted on June 4, 2009 by James

Author: Jeremy Kirk (CIO) An Atlanta security company has come up with a technology it says can block automated programs responsible for perpetuating nuisances such as spam, fake e-mail registrations and click fraud. The software, HumanPresent, essentially ferrets out, for … Continue reading →

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Security to be Tightened for .org Domains

Posted on June 3, 2009 by James

Author: Carolyn Duffy Marsan (PC World) The Public Interest Registry will announce today that it has begun cryptographically signing the .org top-level domain using DNS security extensions known as DNSSEC. DNSSEC is an emerging standard that prevents spoofing attacks by … Continue reading →

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Gumblar is awake and worse than Conficker (Experts say)

Posted on June 1, 2009 by James

Author: Elinor Mills (cnet news) Gumblar, a new attack that compromises Web sites, has added new domain names that are downloading malware onto unsuspecting computers, stealing FTP credentials to compromise more sites, and tampering with Web traffic, a security firm … Continue reading →

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Safari & Opera lag behind FireFox & Chrome in Security Updates

Posted on May 6, 2009 by James

Source: Brian Krebs (Washington Post) Users of the Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox Web browsers are far more likely to be cruising the Web with the latest, most secure versions of the browsers than users of either Opera or Safari, … Continue reading →

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