Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

Google's Chrome comes with security focus

Google's Chrome comes with security focus

Google's new Chrome web browser has a number of security elements to go along with an ergonomic design and increased performance and stability.
Dan Kaplan Sep 3 2008 11:46AM Security
OMB mandates use of DNSSEC in gov't agencies

OMB mandates use of DNSSEC in gov't agencies

A White House office is ordering all federal agencies to implement a new standard for securing DNS connections.
Dan Kaplan Aug 29 2008 9:50AM Security
Red Hat warns of Fedora, OpenSSH compromises

Red Hat warns of Fedora, OpenSSH compromises

Hackers compromised Red Hat's Fedora servers, which prompted the open source software company to issue a critical update Friday for its OpenSSH packages.
Dan Kaplan Aug 25 2008 9:59AM Security
Opera patches for seven vulnerabilities

Opera patches for seven vulnerabilities

Alternative web browser Opera has delivered an update to address seven critical vulnerabilities.
Dan Kaplan Aug 22 2008 10:25AM Security
Olympic champion Phelps' website defaced in Turkish hack

Olympic champion Phelps' website defaced in Turkish hack

Turkish hackers appear to have briefly gotten their hands on the website of Olympic record breaker Michael Phelps.
Dan Kaplan Aug 22 2008 10:25AM Security
Judge denies five-month gag in transit hack case

Judge denies five-month gag in transit hack case

A US federal judge has lifted a temporary injunction that denied three college students from presenting their subway payment hack research at the recent Defcon show.
Dan Kaplan Aug 21 2008 10:30AM Security
Adobe investigates clipboard heist

Adobe investigates clipboard heist

Adobe said it is looking into Flash-based exploits leveraging clipboard software to spread a malicious URL.
Dan Kaplan Aug 21 2008 10:16AM Security
Malicious "ransomware" banner ads go undetected

Malicious "ransomware" banner ads go undetected

Security experts worry that an open-source Flash animation toolkit is being widely misused to create malicious banner advertisements.
Dan Kaplan Aug 19 2008 10:02AM Security
Microsoft looks into Visual Studio bug

Microsoft looks into Visual Studio bug

Microsoft is investigating a zero-day vulnerability in Visual Studio.
Dan Kaplan Aug 18 2008 10:07AM Security
Serial hackers indicted and why I’m impressed

Serial hackers indicted and why I’m impressed

Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2008 10:31AM Security
AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2008 10:00AM Security
Microsoft fixes 26 flaws, five critical, in August patch cycle

Microsoft fixes 26 flaws, five critical, in August patch cycle

In its largest security update in 18 months, Microsoft on Tuesday delivered 11 patches to resolve 26 vulnerabilities in its operating system and related components.
Dan Kaplan Aug 13 2008 9:50AM Security
Business logic flaws endanger websites

Business logic flaws endanger websites

Forget SSL injection and cross-site scripting, there's a new website vulnerability in town -- and you can't scan for it.
Dan Kaplan Aug 13 2008 9:50AM Security
Microsoft to release 12 patches

Microsoft to release 12 patches

Microsoft plans 12 fixes - seven for "critical" bugs - in next week's monthly patch delivery.
Dan Kaplan Aug 8 2008 11:00AM Security
BLACK HAT: Here come Google gadget flaws

BLACK HAT: Here come Google gadget flaws

One of Google's latest features can be manipulated to spread malware, a pair of researchers said Wednesday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
Dan Kaplan Aug 7 2008 4:57PM Security
The internet just got really small

The internet just got really small

Dan Kaplan Aug 5 2008 10:46AM Security
Attackers ramp up zero-day ActiveX exploits

Attackers ramp up zero-day ActiveX exploits

Roughly one month after Microsoft disclosed that attackers were exploiting a zero-day Active X vulnerability, the attacks are multiplying; but mostly in China.
Dan Kaplan Aug 5 2008 9:38AM Security
Mozilla warns of low-risk DoS vulnerability in Firefox 3

Mozilla warns of low-risk DoS vulnerability in Firefox 3

Mozilla is investigating a new, low-risk vulnerability in its recently released Firefox 3 web browser that could permit an attacker to crash a victim's browser.
Dan Kaplan Jul 31 2008 10:05AM Security
Motorola acquires wireless security maker AirDefense

Motorola acquires wireless security maker AirDefense

Telecommunications firm Motorola has acquired AirDefense, provider of wireless LAN security.
Dan Kaplan Jul 30 2008 10:54AM Security
Oracle working on out-of-cycle fix for WebLogic flaw

Oracle working on out-of-cycle fix for WebLogic flaw

For the first time in more than three years, Oracle has issued an alert warning customers about a zero-day vulnerability.
Dan Kaplan Jul 30 2008 10:54AM Security

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