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Purported Chrome sandboxing exploit underscores monetary value of zero-day code
I reported on French security firm VUPEN earlier this week when the company announced that it created an exploit that successfully broke through the vaunted security sandbox in the Chrome web
Security firm demonstrates exploit that breaks Chrome sandbox, ASLR and DEP
French security outfit VUPEN says the company has created an exploit that successfully breaks out of the vaunted sandbox in the Chrome web browser. On top of that, researchers from the company were
Only two new security bulletins next week for Patch Tuesday
An exceptionally light update has been scheduled for May's Patch Tuesday that is coming next week. This is probably welcome news for system administrators of Windows-centric environments, given the
Yahoo: 1M users affected by email outage
Yahoo's email service suffered a minor outage last week that affected a "small percentage" of its users beginning at 7:30 a.m. PST on Thursday. Small is a relative term, of course, and in Yahoo's
RIM unveils PlayBook tablet to criticism
As part of a public relations blitz for the BlackBerry PlayBook in the U.S. next Tuesday, RIM ( NASDAQ: RIMM ) has started showing its PlayBook tablet to select groups of journalists and bloggers
New ransomware tricks with bogus Windows activation
A new Trojan has been spotted that tries to scare by a series of messages that attempt to emulate Microsoft's ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) activation process. As reported by Computerworld, an infected computer
IT labor market looking up
A war for talent is underway in Silicon Valley, where the likes of Google and Facebook are vying for highly skilled workers. The tech giants aren't the only ones looking to hire - and retain - good
Red faces all around over the Samsung keylogger that wasn't
A virtual firestorm erupted this week over purported keylogger software in a brand new laptop, discovered by Mohamed Hassan, a certified security professional (CISSP, CISA). The news was first
Seagate introduces new enterprise SSDs
Seagate has unveiled two new solid-state drives that the company says are suited for use in the data center. As reported by InformationWeek, the Pulsar.2 and Pulsar XT.2 are both 2.5-inch SSDs
Chrome 10 arrives with Crankshaft for speedier JavaScript
Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) released version 10 of its Chrome browser on Thursday, and is touting the latest iteration of its web browser for its speedier performance. Chrome 10 incorporates the new
