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- Mozilla ups unpatched Firefox flaw to 'high severity'; Preps fix
- Mozilla has given a proof of concept Firefox vulnerability a "high severity" rating because an attacker can collect session information such as cookies and history, according to Mozilla security chief Window Snyder. Snyder said the vulnerability will be patched with Firefox 2.0.0.12, which will be pushed out...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Severity, Mozilla Corp., Add-on, Flaw, Window Snyder, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- Mozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerability
- Mozilla's security chief Window Snyder has confirmed a proof of concept information leak flaw in Firefox--even fully patched versions. Snyder confirmed the issue in a blog post. The proof of concept vulnerability was highlighted by researcher Gerry Eisenhaur on Jan. 19. In a nutshell, Firefox leaks information...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Window Snyder, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-23
- Mozilla: Critical vulnerability in Microsoft flaw-counting
- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has dismissed Jeff Jones's IE vs Firefox flaw-counting exercise as a useless public relations exercise that ignores tons of bugs that aren't fixed until Microsoft ships service packs and major browser updates. Snyder left, a former Microsoft security strategist, said Jones use...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Jeff Jones, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Window Snyder, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- Opera uses Mozilla fuzzer to find, fix severe browser flaw
- How's this for cross-browser cooperation?Using a JavaScript fuzzer released by Mozilla at Black Hat, Opera's security team has found and fixed a "highly severe" browser flaw that could be used in code execution attacks.The problem:A virtual function call on an invalid pointer that may reference data crafted by the attacker...
- Tags: Opera Software, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Flaw, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Firefox narrows patch deployment window
- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has dismissed the counting of vulnerabilities as a "misleading metric," suggesting that the time it takes to release -- and deploy -- software patches should carry more weight.Snyder, a former Microsoft security strategist, makes the argument that the number of vulnerabilities found is more...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, McAfee, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- Mozilla downplays Zalewski's Firefox flaws
- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder is pouring cold water on a claim by an independent researcher that there's a major security hole in the Firefox browser.A day after Michal Zalewski went public with details of Firefox vulnerabilities he thinks could lead to code execution attacks, Snyder responded with a note...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Mozilla, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Digital rights management, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-06-05
- Mozilla rebuts Firefox 2 bug reports
- Mozilla rebuts Firefox 2 bug reportsWell...It looks to me, after Mozilla "rebuts" these flaws, that they or at least one of the flaws are not any less severe than the IE7 vulnerability. Which, btw, for some reason does not appear to affect my IE7 on XP system. When...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., vulnerability, Window Snyder, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-25
- Mozilla and Microsoft and how we measure security flaws
- I had the opportunity this week to speak with Window Snyder who just joined Mozilla as the lead security strategist. Snyder was most recently a principal founder and CTO at Matasano Security and was a senior security strategist for Microsoft heavily involved in their security development lifecycle. It's...
- Tags: Window Snyder, Mozilla Corp., exploit
- Blog posts 2006-09-14
Additional Resources
- More on the Vista DVD playback issue
- I thought I'd give you an update on the DVD playback problem that I reported on yesterday. Here's a summary of the problem: DVD playback is corrupted when one of the three screens (in this case a Wacon Cintiq WX12) is used to display the...
- Tags: Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Mobius Seattle 2008; First impressions of the HTC Advantage X7510
- As I stated in my Mobius Seattle 2008 Day one post eric lin from HTC gave each one of the attendees the new HTC Advantage 7510 device. These may not come to the U.S. due to Qualcomm import issues, but you will be able to pick them up from U.S....
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobius, Key, HTC Advantage 7510, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Get the AOL Succubus Off My Back!
- Pursuing a career in Information Technology comes with certain responsibilities and baggage -- among these are having to act as a personal, unpaid member of the Geek Squad whenever a friends and family computer is ill. Yesterday I got a phone call...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Internet, E-mail Providers, Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- REST: Reducing Effort in Script-based Testing
- The narrow but very important problem: Test scripts used for version 1.0 of an application will probably break when applied to version 2.0 of that application. Testers try to edit old test scripts so that they won't need to create new ones from scratch, but the process is slow, tedious...
- Tags: GUI, Ed Gottsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Content Protection madness on Vista
- [UPDATE: For more on this issue, check out this post.] I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you pay for hardware, you should be able to make full use of it. However, DRM and content protection mechanisms are increasingly making this difficult for people. ...
- Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows Vista, Cintiq, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Wiretaps up, terrorism prosecutions down
- Wiretaps up, terrorism prosecutions downElephant repellent[i]Extraordinary rendition, anyone?[/i]See? It works!raymarc001The far sweeping powers that GW grabbed after 911 MUST come to an end! The ability of a president to write executive orders will destroy the USA if this isn't stopped. Every executive order GW has created must be repealed....
- Tags: Homeland security, terrorism prosecution, terrorism, executive order
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Is wireless mesh a game-changer?
- The biggest untold tech story of this decade has been the overturning of Moore's Law in the telecom sector. Despite technology breakthroughs in optical fiber, in optical switching, and in wireless transmission, you're still paying just as much for just as little bandwidth as you did a...
- Tags: Dam, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Powerset shows semantic search solution
- Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...
- Tags: Natural Language Processing, Team, Xerox PARC, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Online Communications, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- 123 Popup Maker (exe)
- 123 Popup Maker is a software which allows you to make Popup windows for your Web pages in an easy way, it will create all the needed code for you. Key features: choose size and position of your javascript popup, or even full screen size. Choose the event which will...
- Tags: Window, JavaScript, Eraidea Technologies, Construction
- Software downloads 2008-05-12
- Tube Explorer (exe)
- Tube Explorer is a tool to help you browsing, watch, search and download videos from video sharing Web sites: YouTube, Yahoo! Video, or Google Video. With the built-in pagination video browser, you can quickly and efficiently browsing videos from different web sites that Tube Explorer supported. You can gathering videos...
- Tags: Video, VOWSoft, Tube Explorer, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-05-12
- MyLife Smart Organizer Suite 5 User (zip)
- A comprehensive suite of over 60 Personal productivity programs for your Digital Lifestyle. Document, Organize, Record, Picture, Account & Interlink all your life. Has Contacts, Email, letter, Diary, Scheduler, Journal, Personal Record, Hobbies, Music, collections, Home Mgmt., recipes, Inventory, Grocery List, Party planner, family tree, Kids, School, Courses, Handhelds, File...
- Tags: PowerHouse Software, E-mail, Food & Beverage, Storage, Databases, Online Communications, Manufacturing, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-05-12
- Minimizing XP SP3 woes
- Minimizing XP SP3 woesWhat did you expect......it to be as easy as apt-get ? ;]:)RE: Minimizing XP SP3 woesThats a lot of work to install a service packThemes are a problem.If your theme has replaced the logon screen the one with the animated vertical bars you have to remove...
- Tags: Firewalls, Microsoft Windows XP, XP SP3, Minimizing XP SP3 woe, Minimizing XP SP3, firewall
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
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