[Tool] Mozilla Plugin Check
Browser security has become a raging debate these days, with the myriad of plugins and extensions you can install on your computer to customize your internet experience. However plugins like Java, Silverlight, Flash etc. are powerful stuff that if found vulnerable can give hackers multiple attack points targeting a huge audience. So what Mozilla is trying to do is trying to make plugin management as easy as managing extensions in Firefox is. Though the plugin check page is limited by what it can do at the moment, it will be... Read The Rest →
Is it Game Over for Windows Vista’s Security?
Reading through my RSS feeds today, I stumbled upon an interesting post over at Neowin entitled “Vista’s Security Rendered Completely Useless by New Exploit” which reports on a new technique that can “bypass all memory protection safeguards that Microsoft built into Windows Vista.” Mark Dowd of IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) and Alexander Sotirov, of VMware Inc. have discovered a technique that can be used to bypass all memory protection schemes that have been built into Windows Vista by Microsoft. These new methods are basically used to get around Vista’s... Read The Rest →
Kaspersky Labs Unveils Kaspersky 2009
My personal favorite Antivirus solution on Windows just got better. The Russian based Kaspersky Labs has just released the latest version of their Antivirus and Internet Security suite. I’ve been a long time user of Kaspersky Internet Security and its the only antivirus solution that I recommend to all my friends. Kaspersky comes in two flavors one the stripped down version that has only the Antivirus and some other security features while the Internet Security package comes in with complete set of security features you’d ever need, which means you... Read The Rest →
Prevent Data Theft Using Folder Castle
We are all Computer geek’s aren’t we? Our computers contain sensitive data like Passwords, private documents and pictures that if stolen can mean a total disaster. Thieves can use all our private data to make our lives miserable. Data Security has gained a lot of importance these days and is critical to any organization to protect its data. So why treat your computer any differently than you do your other valuable property that you keep in a safe? Why not take advantage of the newest of the softwares to protect... Read The Rest →
Breaking : Credit Card Magnetic Strips Hacked!
If the security risks faced by credit card users weren’t already enough, now the security information that is stored in a magnetic strip behind the card can be hacked and be used for malicious purposes. Hacking the data on the magnetic strip so far has been unsuccessful but RFID security guru Adam Laurie has come up with a test program named CHaP.py, specifically designed to read the chip and PIN credit cards that comply with the EMV standard. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about the EMV Standard : The... Read The Rest →
Hack Attack : Disable UAC for Certain Applications in Vista
If you are a Windows Vista user, there is nothing more bugging than the UAC in Windows Vista. UAC which was supposed to bring improved security in Windows, does it pretty well but at the cost of user friendliness. There are lots of apps and softwares that I run on my Machine, and Vista bugs me everytime I open them. For quite some time I’ve been looking to disable UAC for select applications, rather than disabling it all together, as that could possibly create a security havoc. After some time... Read The Rest →
Firefox Security Threat – Google is vulnerable
A Malicious exploit has been discovered in Firefox that would allow a Hacker to use a Malicious JAR file to get access to your Google Account and all your confidential information. Firefox is falling into some serious trouble over the past few months, with more and more security exploits being discovered and being exploited. The latest threat involves the usage of a malicious JAR file. The flaw is still in the wild and the problem persists with the websites of Major Internet companies that includes Google. Beford.org has found a... Read The Rest →
