DNS Bug is Fixed to Patch the Internet

Makers of the software used to connect computers on the Internet collectively released software updates Tuesday to patch a serious bug in one of the Internet’s underlying protocols, the Domain Name System (DNS). The bug was discovered “by complete accident,” by Dan Kaminsky, a researcher with security vendor IOActive. Kaminsky, a former employee of Cisco Systems.

Full article »

Study Says Firefox is the Most Secure Browser

Over 600 million users are surfing the Web with a potentially unsafe browser, according to a Swiss study released this week. Among the least compliant were users of Internet Explorer, which currently dominates the Internet browser market. The study was conducted by ETH Zurich, Google, and IBM, examined the Google logs of users browsing the Web between January 2007 and June 2008.

Full article »

Microsoft Sent Patches for Windows, Word Flaws

Microsoft fixed six vulnerabilities which are critical for Windows, Word, Publishers and Anti-Virus software.

Full article »


Protected by Comment Guard Pro