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Browsers beware: new holes in IE and Flash
News The problem is found in several browsers but not, apparently, in Netscape Navigator, although this isn't entirely clear yet. Internet Explorer, which accounts for greater than 80 percent of all Web browsers, has been found to have a problem in the...
[August 27, 2002, 12:24]
Spyware takes aim at Mozilla browsers
Talkback "Spyware takes aim at Mozilla browsers" the spyware is only installed if users agree to a certain download" While I realize the MS toadies are rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of a Mozilla/Firefox spyware threat, this is hardly in the...
[February 9, 2005, 14:16]
Browsers fail password-management security tests
News Google's Chrome browser and Apple's Safari have received poor marks in a new set of tests evaluating the security of password-management features in five popular web browsers. None of the browsers passed the first test, which covered checking the...
[December 16, 2008, 16:20]
Puppetnets: Misusing Web Browsers as a Distributed Attack Infrastructure
White Papers This paper attempts to quantify the threat of browsers being indirectly misused for attacking third parties. Specifically, the paper looks at how the existing Web infrastructure (e.g.the languages, protocols, and security policies) can be exploited...
[November 18, 2008, 0:00]
A Year Ago: Netscape claims 67 percent of browsers
News The company also said studies by Web auditing firm Media Metrix show that people use Netscape's browser longer and more often than competing browsers such as Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer. Netscape Communications Corp.said more than 25 million...
[November 26, 1998, 6:59]
Gathering Evidence: Use of Visual Security Cues in Web Browsers
White Papers Web browsers support secure online transactions, and provide visual feedback mechanisms to inform the user about security. These mechanisms have had little evaluation to determine how easily they are noticed and how effectively they are used.
[March 8, 2006, 0:01]
But What About The Handle-Differing-Browsers-In-The-Right-Way Bregade?
Talkback Please keep it real with one of the following browsers . We still have to cater for _all_ browsers that are out there at the moment on the not-a-mobile platform. First impression is very good for me. But some sites which identify the client browser...
[September 3, 2008, 9:19]
Will new browsers really upgrade the web?
News Through Opera Unite, Opera wants browsers to host their own applications by turning the browser into a server others can visit For images, most browsers get by fine with JPEG, GIF and PNG formats. Faster JavaScript — the language that powers web...
[June 18, 2009, 12:59]
Analysis of the Security of Web Browsers Via API Calls and Function Return Values
White Papers Web browsers are the primary interface for accessing the information on the World Wide Web. This paper examines the relative vulnerability of web browsers. Results suggest that the APIs and DLLs used by the four web browsers (Opera, Mozilla Firefox...
[August 8, 2008, 1:19]
Isolated Web Browsing: Enforcing OS-Like Isolation for Browsers
White Papers Most browsers attempt to address these issues, yet bugs are inevitable in software of such complexity. The rising popularity of web-based applications has forced the browser into a role for which it was not designed.
[March 10, 2006, 0:01]
Netscape to make browsers, source code free
News In complement to making the browsers free, Barksdale vowed to enhance subscriptions and support, but said "OEMs and ISPs will be able to download [client software] with no strings attached". In a dramatic about-turn that responds to the demands of...
[January 22, 1998, 18:24]
Pop-up phishing flaw found in major browsers
News Security firm Secunia has warned that many popular Web browsers contain a vulnerability that could be used by cybercriminals to steal personal data. In an alert published on Tuesday, Secunia said that the flaw would allow a phishing attack where a...
[June 22, 2005, 14:15]
Delivering Effective User Experiences Across Browsers, Operating Systems, and Devices
White Papers Kevin Lynch, chief software architect, discusses the technology behind the leading platform for delivering effective user experiences across browsers, operating systems, and devices.
[June 16, 2005, 3:00]
Comprehensive Analysis of Web Privacy and Anonymous Web Browsers: Are Next Generation Services Based on Collaborative Filtering?
White Papers This paper presents main web privacy issues and today's complex preventive solutions, anonymous web browsers, in several aspects including a comprehensive taxonomy as a result of the inquiry. In general, networking privacy enhancing technologies...
[November 18, 2008, 0:00]
Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE
News Mozilla Web browsers are currently potentially more vulnerable to attack than Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), according to a Symantec report out on Monday; the same report also found that today's hackers are still focusing their efforts on IE.
[September 19, 2005, 14:00]
Report: Outdated browsers put 637m users at risk
News A group of researchers on Tuesday said 637 million web users are surfing with outdated internet browsers and are, therefore, at greater risk of web-based attacks. Using data collected from Google web searches and security firm Secunia, the...
[July 2, 2008, 8:53]
Securing Frame Communication in Browsers
White Papers Frames, however, are often insufficient isolation primitives because most browsers let framed content manipulate other frames through navigation. The paper evaluates existing frame navigation policies and advocate a stricter policy, which the paper...
[November 18, 2008, 0:00]
Dynamic Pharming Attacks and Locked Same-Origin Policies for Web Browsers
White Papers To counter dynamic pharming attacks, the paper proposes two locked same-origin policies for web browsers. In contrast to the legacy same-origin policy, which regulates cross-object access control in browsers using domain names, the locked same...
[November 18, 2008, 0:00]
Unpatched bugs bite popular browsers
News Newly disclosed, unpatched flaws in three browsers could make the Web a more dangerous place to surf, security experts have warned. The Firefox and Safari bugs could cause the browsers to crash, while the IE hole could be exploited to hijack a...
[April 26, 2006, 9:05]
Battling browsers review
Reviews All three of these browsers have their pros and cons, but, like Internet Explorer, they’re all available for free. For most of us, the ‘browser wars’ are a thing of the past: we just use Internet Explorer and get on with our online lives.
[September 2, 2002, 13:12]
