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HSTS approved as proposed standard
04.10.2012
The Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) has approved the HTTP Strict Transport Security protocol (HSTS) as a proposed standard, which means that we can look forward to it being ratified in the near future.
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Universal Man in the Browser attack targets all websites
03.10.2012
Trusteer have discovered a new Man in the Browser (MitB) scam that does not target specific websites, but instead collects data submitted to all websites without the need for post-processing.
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Pen-testing Cookie Cadger continues where Firesheep left off
01.10.2012
When the Firesheep extension was revealed to the world in late 2010, its developer said that his main goal was to get sites to switch to full end-to-end encryption, i.e.
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Chrome 22 released, researchers awarded $30K in bug bounties
26.09.2012
Chrome v22 has been released, and with it over 40 vulnerabilities - 15 of which high-severity - have been closed.
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Microsoft offers Fix it for IE zero-day, announces security update
20.09.2012
Microsoft has released the Fix it solution for the IE zero-day memory-corruption vulnerability that is currently being exploited in attacks, and has promised a security update for IE to solve the problem.
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Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
Posted on 16 May 2013. | Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ priorities and security professionals’ concerns.

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.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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