Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Another day, another gaping hole affecting fully patched versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser.According to a warning from US-CERT, proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a new zero-day bug that can be used for a variety of malicious attacks against Windows users running IE 6, IE 7, and IE ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
"https connections exist to help ensure that when somebody is engaged in a financial transaction over the internet they are actually connected to the correct site - such as a bank, online vendor, and so forth. However, due to an error in the OpenSSL library used by the Debian Linux ...
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Security Fix has often lamented the lack of decent point-and-click software tools to help Microsoft Internet Explorer Web browser users kill insecure "ActiveX controls," plug-ins for IE that have traditionally been among the biggest avenues of attack from spyware and adware. That's why I'm pleased to call attention to a ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
An unpatched cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft’s flagship Internet Explorer browser could expose Windows users to cookie hijacks and credentials theft attacks, according to a warning from security researchers.
The zero-day flaw, which has been reported to Microsoft, is a variation of Eduardo Vela’s IE Ghost Busters talk:
Do you believe in ghosts? ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The Internet offers a wealth of excellent tools, information, and entertainment--and it asks very little from us in return. So don't get upset when a poorly designed online tool or site gets on your nerves; instead, use Greasemonkey, a free Firefox add-on that harnesses the power of JavaScript to right ...
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