News tagged ‘online security’
Thursday, 14 Feb 2013
FIDO Alliance Officially Launched with Aim to Reinvent Passwords
The FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance has been officially launched and it aims to establish an open standard for online authentication in order to create a seamless and stronger system for users. Its pioneering members include major corporations like Lenovo and PayPal.
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013
Security Flaws in UPnP Expose Millions of Networked Devices to Remote Attacks
Security experts from Rapid7 have recommended disabling the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol on network-enabled devices. This is to prevent hackers from exploiting inherent flaws in the UPnP protocol to gain unauthorized access to their networks remotely.
Monday, 21 Jan 2013
Oracle's Latest Security Patch for Java Not 100% Foolproof
Last week, Oracle released an out-of-band emergency update to address vulnerability issues in its Java software framework. However, its efforts seemed in vain as security researchers pointed out that new vulnerabilities had been found as the patch failed to address the root cause of the problem.
Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012
Security Firm Finds Multiple Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and IE10
Researchers at Vupen Security, a private security firm that is based in France, claimed that they have uncovered multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and IE10. These security flaws may potentially allow cybercriminals to gain control of a Windows 8 machine remotely.
Friday, 7 Sep 2012
IE10 Users on Windows 8 May Be at Risk from IE's Embedded Flash Security Flaws
IE10 users in Windows 8 may be at risk due security vulnerabilities in the browser's embedded Flash player. Microsoft has not release software patches for these security flaws as the company has yet to officially launch its Windows 8 operating system.
Friday, 31 Aug 2012
Oracle Issues Emergency Patches for Zero-Day Java Exploits
Oracle has just released emergency software patches to address critical vulnerabilities of Java, running in web browsers on desktops. According to Computerworld, the impetus behind the company's quick actions is the increasing scale of hackers' operations to exploit these vulnerabilities.
Monday, 13 Feb 2012
Microsoft Store India Reportedly Hacked, Users Credentials Compromised
Microsoft Store India has been reportedly hacked by the Chinese Evil Shadow Team and they have released the usernames and passwords obtained from the breach of the online store.
Tuesday, 8 Nov 2011
Microsoft Releases Duqu Workaround, Keeps Mum on Patch Release Timeline
A temporary fix has been released by Microsoft for the Duqu Trojan, however, the company didn't comment on the timeline for the release of its official patch for this vulnerability.
Thursday, 3 Nov 2011
Zero-Day Vulnerability in Windows Exploited by Duqu Trojan
Symantec has issued a warning of Duqu virus infection via compromised Microsoft Word email attachments from which the Duqu installer executes itself by exploiting a Windows kernel vulnerability.
DevilRobbber Steals from Unsuspecting Users in Every Sense of the Word
A Mac OS X Trojan, DevilRobber steals your digital currency as well as your private information. It consumes your GPU's computing time for its own nefarious purpose too.
