Brian Prince

New research has found a common defense used by Websites to prevent clickjacking attacks can be broken. Clickjacking uses malicious iframes to take control of a Web surfer’s clicks and hijack their Web session. The term clickjacking was first used in 2008 by WhiteHat Security CTO Jeremiah Grossman and Robert “RSnake” Hansen, CEO of SecTheory. […]

How to Control Facebooks New Privacy Settings by Brian Prince One Control to Rule Them All Facebook has created one control for content shared with either “friends,” “friends of friends” or “everyone.” Users can still customize their settings as well. These settings will appear on one page for ease of use. Controlling How You Share […]

A joint investigation between the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Software & Information Industry Association has led to the arrests of two men pushing pirated software on Craigslist. According to the association, Duong Tran, 29, and Huy Nguyen, 27, were arrested May 25 after a nine-month investigation. The duo is accused of manufacturing […]

Researchers at Symantec have discovered a server hosting 44 million online gaming account credentials — but that is only part of the story. Just as interesting as the massive amount of data is their discovery of a Trojan being used to verify the data’s validity. “What makes this unique is not just the number of […]

Vertica Systems has upgraded its columnar database technology with a focus on performance and analytics. In Vertica Analytic Database 4.0, the company has added new time series and sessionization to bolster the database’s analytic capabilities. The time series features help organizations analyze streams of data that occur at irregular time intervals, such as stock quotes […]

While some privacy groups gave a thumbs up to Facebook’s latest privacy changes, others say the social network’s move is more form than substance. Representatives from a number of groups, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Consumer Watchdog, said May 27 during a call with the media that Facebook’s […]

Google Chrome 5, the latest iteration of Google’s Web browser, is using a new HTML5 feature to help Web developers improve security. Google released the updated Chrome browser May 24 with support for a sandbox attribute in iframes that allows developers to reduce the privileges of parts of their Web pages. The sandbox attribute has […]

The prospect of rogue third-party applications on social networking sites has caused a stir in the past, and has recently been illustrated yet again. This case comes courtesy of malicious links on Facebook advertising “Distracting Beach Babes” and the “sexiest video ever.” Those who click on the links are directed to a malicious application looking […]

Armorize Technologies is pushing its way into the U.S. security market with a cloud-based scanning service that monitors Websites. HackAlert 3.0 detects Website compromises and malware-laced ads in real-time and alerts site owners. The idea, CEO Caleb Sima said, is to provide protection against the type of drive-by downloads that have been a common attack […]

After weeks of controversy, Facebook announced a revamp of its privacy settings in the name of simplicity. In a presentation to the media, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined a number of changes designed to make it easier for users to govern how their information is shared on the social network. The changes will start rolling […]