The operator of an resources sector news site whose login page does not encrypt logins in transmission has asked Mozilla to remove Firefox’s security warning because it’s worrying subscribers.
The rate of new software vulnerabilities jumped dramatically between 2014 and 2013, with 19 new vulnerabilities disclosed every day last year and an upwards trend suggesting things could only get worse this year.
David Braue | 27 Feb | Read more
HP's annual Pwn2Own contest has been run and won. Critical flaws in every major browser, which allowed remote code execution, were found as well as issues with Adobe's Flash and Reader products. Pwn2Own is a hacker contest that runs within the CanSecWest event in Vancouver. Hackers are offered cash prizes as incentives as well as donations of computer hardware and other prizes given to the security researchers.
Anthony Caruana | 15 Mar | Read more
Mantra is an open source, browser-based framework for penetration testing and security assessments. It's based on Mozilla's Firefox Web browser, so it's cross-platform, and it's part of the Open Web Application Security Project -- OWASP.
Rohan Pearce | 04 Jul | Read more