Ten ways improve Vista’s security

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Although Windows XP was Microsoft's preferred desktop operating system for an unprecedented length of time, it became something of a PR nightmare for the software giant. Windows XP is full of security holes and is very easy to compromise. When Microsoft created Windows Vista, its primary goal was to address ...

Microsoft hints at “private browsing” feature in IE

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

One of the most interesting feature that didn’t quite make it into the final release of Firefox 3 is “Private Browsing”, a.k.a. porn mode. The only other browser with this feature built-in today is Safari (another reason to try it in case you haven’t), however, Microsoft may also be building ...

OpenVAS – Open Vulnerability Assessment System

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

As you all probably known since version 3 Nessus turned to a proprietary model and started charging for the latest plugins locking most of us out. Now we finally have a new, properly organised forked development with the name of OpenVAS - at last a decent and free Vulnerability Scanner!OpenVAS ...

Clipboards hijacked in web attack

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Computer security firms are warning about an attack that hijacks the clipboard where copied text is stored.The attack puts a hard-to-delete weblink into the clipboard that, if followed, leads people to a website selling fake security software.The code that inserts the link has been found in flash-based adverts seen on ...

Black Hat 2008: Dan Kaminsky

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-SSVxsH7vw Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-SSVxsH7vw