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February 2, 2010  6:14 PM

Cookies disabled? – You can still be fingerprinted when browsing



Posted by: Troy Tate
browser, browser configuration, browser security, civil rights, cookies, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, plugin, privacy, webserver

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, who's mission is defending civil liberties in a digital world, recently released an online browser privacy test tool called Panopticlick. The premise of...

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September 16, 2009  6:41 PM

Google search results serve up malware – I’ve had the crime of my life



Posted by: Troy Tate
browser security, drive-by attack, Google, information security, malicious software, malware, search results, software, software security

Well, that may not be news to you. However, there is a recent trend in malware propagation that uses Google as the portal to deliver payloads to visitors. Unsuspecting users go to Google and search for topics such as Patrick Swayze's death or the controversy about Serena Williams cursing at the...

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September 16, 2009  6:31 PM

Would you click if it showed on the NY Times website? – Really would you?



Posted by: Troy Tate
ad revenue, browser security, computer network, hardware, information security, information security management, licensing, malicious software, malware, network access, PC, permit, Security, social engineering, software, user education

Yesterday Fierce CIO reported that New York Times falls victim to rogue ad. This is a trend that seems to be happening more frequently. Rogue...

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April 29, 2009  1:02 PM

Google has published a browser security handbook for developers



Posted by: Troy Tate
browser, browser security, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Security, web development, web security

If you develop websites or manage webservices, then you should check out the Browser Security Handbook that Google publishes on their code.google.com website. The Browser...

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