Plug-ins are still a dangerous blind spot for many enterprises with a well-known clutch of common ones routinely out of date on most business PCs, Zscaler’s Q3 2011 State of the Web report has found. Using the company’s own tools, the main offenders were Adobe’s Shockwave, out of date on…
Mozilla rubbishes Microsoft web browser security tests
Mozilla has responded to Microsoft’s new browser security test with jabs against Internet Explorer. Earlier this week, Microsoft launched a website that rates the security of IE, Google’s Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox. The site, yourbrowsermatters.org, uses the agent string of those browsers to call up a score between 0 and…
Mobile malware masquerades as Opera Mini browser
A malware targeting mobile devices is now trying to fool users into downloading and installing it, by disguising itself as a version of Opera Mini, Opera’s mobile browser. Computer security firm Trend Micro said it encountered a Russian-language mobile website that informs visitors they should upgrade their version of Opera…
Amazon Silk, cloud-powered browser in Fire, raises privacy concerns
September 29, 2011, 12:37 PM — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at a news conference during the launch of Amazon’s new tablets in New York, September 28, 2011. Amazon.com Inc unveiled its long-awaited tablet computer on Wednesday with a $199 price tag, potentially cheap enough to give Apple Inc’s iPad…
Researchers to Demonstrate Flaw in Browser Security Protocol (September 19, 20 & 21, 2011)
A pair of researchers has cracked a ubiquitous browser encryption protocol……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview With Gregory Evans Gregory Evans Security Expert Gregory Evans on Cyber Crime
If you’re a content designer, the web browser will be your canvas – Peter Brantley on designing and thinking browser first.
The Internet Archive’s Peter Brantley discusses the influence of web browsers on content design and the challenges of complex media. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
IronKey turns bank security browser into downloadable app
IronKey is to offer the secure online banking browser that comes with its hardware USB tokens as a standalone application or the first time, the company has announced. The new downloadable app offers a cheaper, simpler way for banks to deploy a secure client to online bank customers who then…
New Trusteer Cybercrime Prevention Architecture Adds Browser Exploit Removal and Fraudster Machine Fingerprinting to …
Trusteer, the leading provider of cybercrime prevention solutions, today announced new versions of the four products which make up its Cybercrime Prevention Architecture. The new capabilities remove malicious exploits in web page content, fingerprint fraudster machines attempting to access protected web applications, protect iOS and Android mobile devices from financial…
Browser plug-ins still easy target thanks to poor updating
Browser plug-ins and extensions are still not being updated often enough to close known security vulnerabilities, cloud security company Zscaler has reported. The company’s findings in its latest State of the Web report for Q2 have become a common refrain from a variety of sources that have studied the issue….
