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WordPress ships 'mandatory' security update

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Maintainers of the open-source WordPress blog publishing platform has shipped a mandatory security update to cover a potentially serious security vulnerability.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 03, 2010

Security Worth Buying

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 26, 2010

Apple closes 23 critical holes in Safari

Apple has released versions 5.0.3 and 4.1.3 of Safari, updates that address several security vulnerabilities in the WebKit-based browser. In total, the Safari updates fix 27 security holes in the browser's open source WebKit rendering engine, most of them rated as critical.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 19, 2010

Adobe Reader X released with enhanced security

Adobe has released the next-generation version of its Reader software that includes a protected mode to prevent attacks through PDF files. The release of Adobe Reader X on Windows follows closely behind Adobe Acrobat X.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 19, 2010

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Aims For Government-Ready Security

During Red Hat's official launch event for their new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) release, executives from the company focused heavily on new performance gains. While performance and scalability are key elements of RHEL 6, so too is security.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 18, 2010

Google: No Cash for Trash Vulnerabilities

It's bound to happen: you create a cool, forward looking incentive program designed to tap the "wisdom of the crowd" and help make your products better, only to find out that, in fact, the "crowd" isn't all that wise - and now wants you to pay cold, hard cash for their tepid ideas.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 16, 2010

Sophos bypasses Firesheep

Insecurity experts at Sophos have released a Linux-based do-it-yourself defence against the HTTP hijacker known as Firesheep and said people can use it in order to browse the web safely over unencrypted WiFi.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 15, 2010

Fedora bars SQLNinja hack tool

Fedora Project leaders have banned a popular penetration-testing tool from their repository out of concern it could saddle the organization with legal burdens.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 12, 2010

Hotmail always-on crypto breaks Microsoft's own apps

For the first time in its 13-year history, Microsoft's Hotmail comes with the ability to protect email sessions with secure sockets layer encryption from start to finish.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 10, 2010

Fedora 14: Linux on the cutting edge

Fedora 14 is out and shines with new desktop virtualization technology, security improvements, and developer tools. The Red Hat sponsored Linux distribution, codenamed "Laughlin," introduces the first release for Amazon

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 05, 2010

Google releases security update for Chrome

Google has released version 7.0.517.44 of Chrome for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, a security update that addresses a total of 12 vulnerabilities, all of which the developers rate as "high" priority. As part of its Chromium Security Reward programme, Google rewarded those who reported the security vulnerabilities with between $500 to $1,000.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 05, 2010

Firefox 3.5 vs. Internet Explorer 8: Which is Safer?

This month, I went into my lab and installed the latest version of each browser

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 04, 2010

Google offers cash for finding Web security holes

Taking a page from the Chrome playbook, Google has launched a program to encourage outsiders to find security vulnerabilities in its Web properties. Under the Chrome vulnerability-finding bounty program, the company already has been paying varying sums to those who locate holes in the browser.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 02, 2010

Security assured as Mozilla and Adobe patches emerge

Rapid action saw Mozilla issue a fix for the flaw exploited on the Nobel Peace Prize website within 48 hours of its discovery. After a week, Adobe has rolled out a patch for Shockwave.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 28, 2010

Google releases Chrome 7.0 stable

Nearly seven weeks after the arrival of Chrome 6 on its second birthday, Google has released version 7 of Chrome into the web browser's stable channel. The update includes hundreds of bug fixes, an updated HTML5 parser, support for directory upload and an HTML5 File API, which allows for web-based content to read files stored locally on a user's system.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 20, 2010

Metasploit: One Year After The Rapid7 Acquisition

When Rapid7 bought the Metasploit Project exactly one year ago this week, there were rumblings of concern that the open-source penetration testing tool would lose its identity and go all commercial.