Latest news
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Critical Ruby on Rails flaws fixed, upgrade immediately
09.01.2013
For the second week in a row since the start of the new year, users of open source web application framework Ruby on Rails are advised to upgrade to the newly offered versions immediately due to serious vulnerabilities present in previous ones.
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All Ruby on Rails versions affected by SQL injection flaw
03.01.2013
Three new versions of popular open source web application framework Ruby on Rails have been released on Wednesday in order to fix an SQL injection vulnerability that affected all the previous versions of Rails.
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Highest profile software failures of 2012
19.12.2012
SQS compiled a list of the worst software failures over the past 12 months.
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Splunk releases Java and Python SDKs
19.12.2012
Splunk announced new software development kits (SDKs) for Java and Python.
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Push notifications abuse hurts developers as well as users
13.11.2012
Push notifications allow app developers to share news with their users, and are a great way of presenting new apps and features.
Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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