Tag archive: security holes

Airports, coffee shops, and campuses everywhere became a little more dangerous this week when Wi-Fi hotspots were inundated with curious “hackers” who downloaded the Firesheep plug-in to take a peek at their neighbors Internet habits. The downloadable Firefox extension created by Seattle Web developer Eric Butler and released to the public this week has been a hit with novice hackers everywhere. While Firesheep does allow users to hijack someone… Read More

Before any Apple devotees out there rush to download the beta version of the much-hyped FaceTime, there is a glaring security issue that deserves a little attention. MacNotes.de is reporting that a system error plainly exposes users’ personal information (place and date of birth, security questions and answers, account settings, password, etc) to other users on the same computer, and also makes it extremely easy for anyone with bad intentions to… Read More

Yes, Apple users, it is a sad truth, but you have security flaws too. The Danish security firm Secunia has discovered a vulnerability in the Safari web browser that it has labeled “highly critical”, the most serious security rating the firm can give. The flaw has been confirmed by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, a Department of Homeland Security, and an advisory has been issued. So far the bug is specifically targeting… Read More

The Chinese government had announced that all new PCs shipped in the country after July 1 has to be equipped with the Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software, which blocked porn and politically sensitive material. Now, however, it’s backing away from that, stating that installation of the software is optional. China Daily quoted a government official as saying: "PC makers are only required to save the set-up files of the… Read More

There's been quite a delay for Windows XP Service Pack 2, with good reason: overwhelming security holes found within the Windows operating system. Turn your head for only a few moments, and another patch is released under the “Critical” heading in of Microsoft's Windows XP Update tool. It gives us great concern that despite the money we've spent so many cumulating holes open us up to the world of the unknown.… Read More