Do a Cloud Scan for Malware and Try for a Prize

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Is your PC infected with malware? Panda Security says it is, and they're putting their money where their mouth is. Submit to their free online scan and be found totally malware-free, and your company could bring in a cool $7,500. Or, if you're a consumer and you clear the scan, ...

Vulnerability in Google spreadsheets allows cookie stealing

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Security researcher Billy Rios has discovered a vulnerability in Google Spreadsheets which attackers can exploit using links to crafted tables to steal a user's cookie. According to Rios, the victim has to follow such a link in Internet Explorer. The stolen cookie can be used to access all Google services ...

Firefox 3 Beta 5 Finally Gets Cookies Right!

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Previous versions of Firefox had the option to block or allow 3rd party cookies removed from the GUI and completely hidden from view.  You had to go to about:config and change the value of network.cookie.cookieBehavior to "1" if you wanted to block them, or keep it at it's default of ...

Yahoo ‘cookie’ tracks users online

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Q: I heard Yahoo was using "cookies" to track what people do on the Web, not only on their site but other sites. Is that true or a myth? A: It's actually true. Yahoo is using something called "Web beacons" or a "super cookie" that tracks not only where its users ...

The Cost Of Spyware

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Spyware is not just annoying. Spyware is hitting all of us in the wallet as tech support firms must deal with millions of customers infected by it. Some studies claim that as many as 97% of all personal computers may be infected by various spyware programs. Personally, I believe that number ...