Well, as if Microsoft hasn’t given us enough reasons to kick their browser to the side, now there is another eason. Microsoft recently released a security advisory that warns about remote code executions in various versions of Internet Explorer. “This issue allows remote code execution if users visit a malicious website with an affected browser,” […]
Category: Security
Headlines are flashing scary news, that passwords, emails, and other secure information may be at risk across millions of websites who use vulnerable SSL technology. Security researchers say the threat, known as Heartbleed, is serious, partly because it remained undiscovered for more two years. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability without leaving any trace, so anything […]
Not too long ago Apple released an update for IOS to fix a huge security bug that basically made SSL connections useless. The IOS system was a quick patch, however Apple didn’t update Mavericks until today. It’s uncommon for Apple to slowly roll out a patch like this, so some users are worried that it […]
Apple released an IOS 7.0.6 and 6.1.6 update to fix an SSL security issue that was related to in-app purchases that could have been made with insecure authorization. If you are updating your phone, I would recommend a Wi-Fi connection. It’s around 13mb and took me 5 minutes to complete. It seems to take a […]
Predicting the most successful technology of 2014 is more art than science, but, in examining the trends, some interesting observations present themselves. One is the effort to make security both convenient and effective. The second is the rise of firms with as much interest in their social agendas as in their bottom lines. However, the […]
Developer Tal Ater observed a strange phenomenon related to the microphone permission policies of Chrome that enables the malicious sites to listen to the user’s offline activities. Such malicious websites can generate pop-ups hidden in the background that will keep listening to the user. Tal Ater revealed that a pop-up window still remains open even […]
Mobile phones are becoming a necessary component of our lives. Specially, smartphones are so popular among people that they consider it as a basic need of their lives. Among the smartphones, Android is the most popular mobile operating software, which is admired by majority of the smartphones users followed by iOS and Windows operating systems. […]