Web Browsers

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 44 days ago
NewsFactor - A study from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Google and IBM says more than 600 million Internet Browsers were at risk this year. ...

Source: www.computerworld.com --- 30 days ago
The introduction of the iPhone 3G and its Safari browser changed the game for vendors vying to win the allegiance of mobile users with powerful, modern rendering engines that make it possible to display Web sites that look like those seen on desktop Browsers. ...

Source: www.infoworld.com --- 50 days ago
Only 59.1 percent of people use up-to-date, fully patched Web Browsers, putting the remainder at risk from growing threats from diligent hackers, according to a new study published by researchers in Switzerland. The study , published Tuesday, is one of the most comprehensive analyses of what versions of Web Browsers people are using on the Internet. The study was conducted by researchers at The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Google and IBM Internet Security Services. Web Browsers are often a weak link in the security chain, as software vulnerabilities can make it easy for hackers to gain control of a PC. When that happens, hackers can perform malicious acts such as stealing personal data or turning PCs into spam-spewing drones. What the researchers found is that although software vendors provide patches for security problems, it can take days, weeks or months before people update their applications. In the meantime, those users are at risk. But it's not entirely the fault of users, since Web browser vendors haven't exactly made patching easy, said Stefan Frei, a doctoral student at the institute, which is known as ETH Zurich, and one of the report's authors. The Web browser is still fairly young technology, and the industry has yet to settle on a dominant, well-tested design, he said. The study looked at search and Web application server log data provided by Google to see what versions of the Firefox, Opera or Safari brows ...

Source: www.prnewswire.com --- 16 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 49 days ago
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Source: forums.techguy.org --- 19 days ago
*Wasn't sure where to post this, but in the past week, after a certain amount of time online, I notice that my Firefox and IE Browsers will suddenly stop working. In other words, I will go to open up either and they will never resolve to the any... ...

Source: www.cio.com --- 50 days ago
Only 59.1 percent of people use up-to-date, fully patched Web Browsers, putting the remainder at risk from growing threats from diligent hackers, according to a new study published by researchers in Switzerland. ...

Source: linuxtoday.com --- 34 days ago
Echoes: "An interesting browser, Kazehakase can use the Gecko engine, it supports mouse gestures, it allows three different levels for interface, Beginner, Medium and Expert (called UI Levels, depending on which one is selected the interface offers less or more options and menus)." ...

Source: products.datamation.com --- 18 days ago
Download manager works with multiple Web Browsers. ...

Source: www.newsfactor.com --- 44 days ago
A study from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Google and IBM says more than 600 million Internet Browsers were at risk this year. "Insecure Web Browsers are of course a critical security problem," the report noted. "But vulnerable plug-ins that are accessible (and exploitable) through the Web browser extend the 'insecurity iceberg' and form the part hidden below the water surface." The report says Browsers need to have auto-update mechanisms that are enabled by default and that cause minimal disruption to users. Though Microsoft's Windows auto-update service includes Internet Explorer, patches are released less frequently in comparison with Mozilla's Firefox, which "can result in a lower short-term patching effectiveness," it said. Auto Updates Dave Marcus, McAfee's director of security research and communications, thinks the report is on target about browser and plug-in vulnerabilities. But he added that Microsoft's current method of conducting updates in a controlled manner makes better sense. "I can certainly understand why they are recommending auto updates, but that's always going to be problematic to enterprise environments, which have a lot of customized applications so you can theoretically break something," Marcus said. He also warned that malicious scripts are increasingly being embedded into hijacked Web sites. McAfee's technology "can actually evaluate pages and scan for those scripts to be sure they are not ...

Source: whatis.techtarget.com --- 12 days ago
Web browser exploits are nothing new, but few security managers are consciously aware of the threat that Web advertisement exploits represent. ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 49 days ago
A study from researchers at Google, IBM and the Communications Systems Group in Switzerland found only 60 percent of Web users have safe Browsers. ...

Source: www.fiercecio.com --- 47 days ago
A new study has found that about 40 percent of Internet users do not have up-to-date, fully patched Web Browsers, creating a weak link in the security chain that leaves them vulnerable to digital hackers. The study, conducted by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Google and IBM Internet Security Services, found that users are either slow in applying security patches provided by vendors, or sometimes do not use them at all. Part of the problem, the study said, is that Web browser vendors have not exactly made patching easy. For more on browser security: - check out this CIO.com article ...

Source: www.scmagazineus.com --- 13 days ago
Most network administrators want to secure their organizations from 'rogue' Web Browsers, according to IT firm Sophos. ...

Source: www.heise-online.co.uk --- 21 days ago
According to security specialists the days for intricate attacks on Web servers using special tools are numbered. "Business logic flaws" in Web applications are said to enable criminals to obtain money simply with a browser. ...

Source: download-firefox.org --- 47 days ago
The e-mailing feature like Gmail from Google is inbuilt in the Mozilla Firefox. It is because the popular search engine like Google provides inbuilt assistance to the Mozilla Firefox. So the e-mail browsing facility of Google is also facilitated in Firefox.Whenever the user is connected with the window of the Mozilla Firefox, the icon of [...] ...

Source: forums.digitalpoint.com --- 27 days ago
I'm having a problem with a website im designing for a company I work for. For some reason the website works perfectly in firefox3 but doesnt display anything (except the header) in Internet Explorer 7 If someone can please figure out why this is happening that would be very helpful! (willing to... ...

Source: www.macresearch.org --- 51 days ago
With the release of the latest version of Firefox now is perhaps a good time to gauge Web browser usage. The new poll simply asks which is your preferred Web browser, if you want to give reasons why please feel free to add comments. ...

Source: www.pcdoctor-guide.com --- 50 days ago
Food for thought from Brian Krebs: A comprehensive new study of online surfing habits released today found that only 60 percent of the planet's Internet users surf the Web with the latest, most-secure versions of their preferred Web Browsers. The study (PDF), conducted by researchers from Google, IBM and the Communication Systems Group in Switzerland, relied on [...] ...