Security Bonuses for Vista Programmers

Monday, June 16th, 2008

In this era in which software, especially prominent software, must be presumed to be under attack, you need the best tools to defend yourself. Much has been made of security features built into Windows Vista, such as IE Protected Mode, which accrue to all users. However, programmers can easily gain ...

Apple Adds Anti-Hacker Features to QuickTime

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Apple is quietly adding several key anti-hacker security features into its flagship QuickTime media player as part of a deliberate plan to reduce the effectiveness of malicious exploits. The XPMs (exploit prevention mechanisms) have been fitted into the WIndows and Mac OS X versions of QuickTime 7.4.5, a new update that ...