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What Is The Most secure Browser?
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
Posted in Security News
Tagged Accuvant, Browsers, Chrome, Firefox, IE, opera, Safari, security
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WordPress updates to 3.0.5 to cover security issues
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
Posted in Internet News, Security News
Tagged beta, Blog, Blogging, security, Wordpress, Wordpress 3.1
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New Exploit Targets Old Versions of IE (Why you should upgrade)
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
Posted in Internet News, Security News
Tagged Browsers, Exploits, Internet Explorer, microsoft, security, symantec, vulnerabilities
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Security Software Can Ferret Out Who’s a Human and Who’s a Bot
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
Posted in Internet News, Security News
Tagged Antispam, Fraud, HumanPresent, Pramana, security, ZCorum
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Conficker virus starts to attack computers
A malicious software program known as Conficker is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, according to computer security experts. Source: Telegraph (UK) Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, was expected to wreak havoc on … Continue reading
Posted in Internet News, Security News
Tagged Computer Worm, conficker, Downadup, Kido, malicious software, security, virus
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Conficker’s $9.1 billion estimated economic cost
Source: Dancho Danchev @ ZDNet In a recent blog post, the Cyber Secure Institute claims that based on their previous studies into the average cost of such malware attacks, the economic loss due to the Conficker worm could be as … Continue reading
Posted in Internet News, Security News
Tagged Adware & Malware, conficker, Cost, Cyberthreats, Infection, Malware, security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Worm
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Google updates Chrome due to issue in IE tab security
Source: Sean Michael Kerner @ InternetNews Google today updated its stable version of the Chrome browser to version 1.0.154.58 to fix a serious security issue. The ‘funny’ thing is the issue is triggered by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) browser. The … Continue reading
Google’s CAPTCHA experiment and the human factor
Source: Dancho Danchev @ ZDNet Any research is prone to irrelevance if it starts with the wrong research questions, takes the wrong perspective, or in this case, attempts to fight the wrong enemy – automated bots attempting to recognize CAPTCHAs. … Continue reading
Posted in Security News, Technology News
Tagged CAPTCHA, Crowdsourcing, GOOG, Google Inc., Grassroot..., Human-Based Computation, security
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Conficker update attempts to foil Cabal
Source: Robert Lemos @ Security Focus The Conficker worm, which checks 250 different domains each day for an update, could become a lot harder to stop, if those responsible for the malicious program can get their latest code to infected … Continue reading
Posted in Security News
Tagged cabal, conficker, infected, microsoft, security, symantec
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Conficker Worm Gets an Evil Twin
The criminals behind the widespread Conficker worm have released a new version of the malware that could signal a major shift in the way the worm operates. Source: Robert McMillan @ CIO February 19, 2009 — IDG News Service — … Continue reading