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Data Leakage Bug in Mozilla Firefox Confirmed
[ad] It seems a data leakage bug has struck Firefox recently and has been confirmed by Window Snyder the security bod at Mozilla. It’s basically a Chrome directory traversal bug (It seems a lot of the Firefox issues have had to do with chrome?). It’s rated as low risk, but it can give away the […]
Firefox Patches 8 Security Vulnerabilities with 2.0.0.1
[ad] Grab the new Firefox now, 2.0.0.1! 8 Security Vulnerabilities have been fixed in this last release of the year 2006. I’m glad to see Firefox upholding their quick turnaround and rapid fixing of issues that spring up during development and improvement of their product. Mozilla has released the first update for the Firefox 2.0 […]
Mozilla Hires Ex-Microsoft Security Strategist Window Snyder
[ad] Looks like Mozilla is toughening it’s stance on security, people have been putting it down lately, especially those from the Microsoft camp as there have been a few flaws. But well, it’s still not part of the operating system, the flaws are generally fixed within a couple of days and the patching system is […]
Browzar is Bullshit
[ad] Not sure if any of you heard of this new super secure ultra cool web browser called Browzar? There was a bit of a backlash as it turned out Browzar was just another custom wrapper for Internet Exploder. Security experts are crying foul over a new supposedly secure browser application. Browzar is promoted as […]