Entries Tagged ‘mozilla’:
filed in Internet, Software on Oct.15, 2008
Most of what’s new in Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is under the hood. The performance has improved tremendously over the current version and for good reason. Mozilla dramatically improved the JavaScript processing time. Sorry Chrome, it’s just not your day.
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is available for download. Here are some of the new features and [...]
Tags: beta, Browser, Firefox, Internet, mozilla
filed in Internet, Privacy on Aug.27, 2008
SSL/TLS (HTTPS) is critical to user security and privacy on the Internet. In recent news about SSL/TLS certificates surf jacking, “HTTPS: Surf jacking makes it vulnerable,” and could lead to major issues for internet users.
It’s required to have human intervention to validate the authenticity of certain types of certificates. This was obvious when Mozilla changed [...]
Tags: Certification, eCommerce, mozilla, security, SSL
filed in Internet, Software on Jun.19, 2008
This confirms are previous post on the Firefox 3 exploit that it’s not as bad as you think. Surf safe and don’t open anything that looks strange.
Mozilla security chief has confirmed the existence of serious code execution vulnerability in the brand-new Firefox 3.0 browser is not a serious risk.
Snyder’s confirmation follows a public warning my [...]
Tags: exploit, Firefox 3, mozilla, security
filed in Internet, Software on Jun.19, 2008
A day after the official release of Mozilla’s Firefox 3, an unnamed researcher has sold a critical code execution vulnerability that puts millions of Firefox 3.0 users at risk of PC takeover attacks.
According to a note from TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a company that buys exclusive rights to software vulnerability data, the Firefox 3.0 [...]
Tags: Firefox, Internet, mozilla, security, Software