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Apple’s Newly Patched WinSafari Springs New Leak

Security researcher Robert Swiecki has found yet another hole in WinSafari—this time in the newly patched 3.0.1 version that Apple hurried out in response...

Another Hole Found in Just-Plugged Safari for Windows

Yet another security hole has been found in the newly released Apple Safari for Windows beta, not even a day before Apple released patches...

Day One Becomes 0-Day for Safari for Windows Beta

Apple's Safari browser for Windows beta, introduced on June 11 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference and touted as being "designed ... to be...

Firefox 3.0 to Include ‘Get Me Outta Here’ Malware Protection

In the upcoming Firefox 3.0 browser, the Mozilla Foundation is going beyond Firefox 2.0's protection of users' personal information to actually blocking Web sites...

New Firm Eager to Slap Patents on Security Patches

Security researchers, are you tired of handing your vulnerability discoveries over to your employer, as if that were what you're paid to do? Helping...

IBM/McAfee IPS: You Can’t Both Be the Fastest Ever

IBM put out a network IPS on May 22 with inspection rate speeds of 6G bps—what it calls "unsurpassed" performance. McAfee put out an...

Pirated Security Software Worse Than None at All

You lucky duck—you scored a $20 copy of Norton AntiVirus. Not only is your PC now safe from the clutches of bad guys, but...

Microsoft Once More Invites Hackers to Tear It Apart

Microsoft once again invited hackers to its home and laid out its wares to be stomped on in its fifth Blue Hat security conference,...

Apple Fixes Critical Holes in Darwin Streaming Server

Apple has updated its open-source Darwin Streaming Server to fix two critical security holes that can allow a remote attacker to hijack the server.Darwin...

TSA Misplaces 100,000 Employee Records

A hard drive containing 100,000 employee records has been lost or stolen from the Transportation Security Administration, the agency announced on May 7.The TSA...