News in the Software category

First Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Available

Developers at the Tor Project have started working on a sandboxed version of the Tor Browser, currently available as an early alpha version for Linux systems. Currently, this version is in an early alpha stage, and only available for Linux. There are no binaries available, and users must compile it themselves from the source code.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 12, 2016
- 05:56 AM
- 0
Chrome 56 to Show Warnings on HTTP Pages with Payment and Password Forms

Google Chrome 56, currently in Beta stage, will show a distinctive and visible warning text when users navigate to pages hosted on HTTP that contain sensitive form elements such as fields for password or credit card data input.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 09, 2016
- 04:30 PM
- 2
Cryptography Expert Matthew Green to Audit OpenVPN Security

OpenVPN, one of the most popular VPN clients today, is to receive a security audit from Dr. Matthew Green, a famous US cryptographer and assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Johns Hopkins University.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 08, 2016
- 04:05 AM
- 0
Chrome 55 Now Blocks Flash, Uses HTML5 by Default

Chrome 55, released earlier this week, now blocks all Adobe Flash content by default, according to a plan set in motion by Google engineers earlier this year.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 03, 2016
- 10:43 AM
- 5
Microsoft Researchers Release Anti-Reconnaissance Tool Named SAMRi10

Microsoft researchers Itai Grady and Tal Be'ery released today a new tool designed to help system administrators protect enterprise networks from reconnaissance attacks.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 01, 2016
- 07:20 AM
- 0
Mozilla Hurries to Patch Zero-Day Used to Unmask Tor Users

Mozilla engineers are working on a patch to fix a zero-day exploit that's currently being used to deanonymize Tor Browser users.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 30, 2016
- 06:08 AM
- 0
Firefox to Add "In Your Face" Warnings About Insecure Login Pages

Mozilla engineers are preparing a very intrusive, but quite useful method of warning users that they're about to enter sensitive passwords and login via an insecure HTTP connection.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 26, 2016
- 01:45 PM
- 5
Microsoft Denies Rumors of Sharing Windows 10 Telemetry Data with FireEye

Microsoft shot down rumors it was sharing personal user data acquired from Windows 10 telemetry with US security vendor FireEye.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 26, 2016
- 11:55 AM
- 0
Old Firefox Add-Ons Will Stop Working in Firefox 57, End of 2017

Old XUL-based Firefox extensions built on the ancient Add-ons SDK will stop working when Mozilla releases Firefox 57, scheduled for the end of 2017.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 24, 2016
- 10:00 AM
- 5
Russia Asks Opera to Implement Site Blocking Filters in Its Turbo Mode

Roskomnadzor has had secret meetings with Opera representatives, during which Russia's communications regulator has asked Opera Software to implement a site blocking feature in Opera's Turbo Mode.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 23, 2016
- 08:45 AM
- 3
Vivaldi 1.5 Becomes the First Browser That Can Control Your Home's Smart Lights

Vivaldi Technologies released Vivaldi 1.5 today, the latest version of their phenomenal and well-received Vivaldi browser, which through today's release has added support for a crucial feature known as delta updates, but also become the first browser in the world to support out-of-the-box integration with an IoT device.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 22, 2016
- 03:30 PM
- 0
Ask.com Toolbar Updater Abused to Download Malware

Security firm Red Canary claims to have stopped a malware campaign that experimented with using the Ask.com toolbar as a method of delivering malware to end users.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 19, 2016
- 03:10 PM
- 2
Chrome Users on Fedora Exposed to Drive-By Download Attacks

A combination of poor design choices and insecure software exposes Chrome users on Fedora desktop to drive-by downloads, security researcher Chris Evans has revealed.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 18, 2016
- 10:55 AM
- 0
What.cd Private Music Torrent Tracker Has Shut Down

What.cd, an invite-only music torrent tracker, has shut down yesterday, following a report in French media of police raids.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 18, 2016
- 02:40 AM
- 0
Mozilla Launches Firefox Focus, a Standalone Private Browser for iOS

Mozilla announced today Firefox Focus, a browser for iOS devices that is a stripped-down browser frame that only supports private browsing and nothing more.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 17, 2016
- 10:50 AM
- 0
Google to Show Errors for SHA1 Certificates Starting with Chrome 56

The number of HTTPS errors is about to go up as Google announced plans to remove support for SSL/TLS certificates signed with the SHA-1 cryptographic hash algorithm. Google plans to take this step with Chrome 56, scheduled for release at the end of January 2017.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 17, 2016
- 09:45 AM
- 0
Firefox 50 Released with Enhanced Download Protection, Better Search Function

Mozilla released today Firefox 50, the latest version of its stable branch, along with new versions for its Beta (v51), Developer (v52), and Nightly (v53) editions.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 15, 2016
- 03:45 PM
- 0
Skype Technical Issue Delays Message Delivery, Prevents Users from Connecting

Microsoft engineers are working to resolve a technical issue affecting Skype, which delays the sending of messages among Skype users, and in some cases, prevents users from connecting to the service.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 14, 2016
- 02:51 PM
- 0
Microsoft Announces Visual Studio for Mac

Microsoft announced today plans to release Visual Studio for Mac at the upcoming Connect() conference set to start this Wednesday on November 16.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 14, 2016
- 08:00 AM
- 0
Antivirus Maker Forced to Pay Damages to Infected User

Panda Security must pay financial damages to a customer that suffered a malware infection which the company's antivirus failed to pick-up, despite running an up-to-date signature database.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 11, 2016
- 05:40 PM
- 0