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Chrome virus scanner coming

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 9 January 2012 12:47 PM

Browser takes on more desktop duties.

Users to ‘flag’ terrorist web pages under EU proposal

In Cloud - By Brett Winterford, 4 January 2012 7:00 AM

An exercise in crowdsourcing counterterrorism.

Overtis tracks worker behaviour in browsers

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 31 March 2011 1:29 PM

More power to administrators.

Comodo root canal call as more hacks confirmed

In Crypto - By Liam Tung, 31 March 2011 12:57 PM

Too many SSL certificate resellers?

Comodo hacker reveals Mozilla private key

In Crypto - By Liam Tung, 30 March 2011 9:42 AM

Only Comodo or hacker know this detail.

IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 16 March 2011 2:24 PM

No Windows XP compatibility.

Google patches WebKit flaw after Pwn2Own contest

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 15 March 2011 9:41 AM

Rewards hack team.

Attackers use Windows flaw to target activists on Google

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 14 March 2011 8:19 AM

Politically motivated, highly targeted.

Chrome 10 to offer password synching

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 11 March 2011 9:23 AM

Google has announced the launch of the latest version of its browser.

IE9 to arrive Monday as Firefox 4 hits RC

In Applications - By Nicole Kobie, 11 March 2011 9:15 AM

Mozilla and Microsoft are ready to go toe-to-toe with new browsers

Internet Explorer 9 due on March 14

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 11 March 2011 9:10 AM

A year in the making.

Cookie monsters out in the cold from May

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 9 March 2011 10:13 AM

European privacy directive means no more sneaky tracking by websites.

Microsoft push to purge IE6 from web

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 7 March 2011 11:43 AM

Sticky old browser.

Flaw found that affects every Windows machine

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 31 January 2011 11:50 AM

No server-side workaround yet.

Chrome 8 fixes bugs and fences off PDFs

In Applications - By Nicole Kobie, 6 December 2010 9:57 AM

Google's browser rolls out own PDF viewer to keep users secure.

Google to sandbox Flash in Chrome

In Web/client - By Nicole Kobie, 3 December 2010 2:15 PM

Security beefed up around troublesome Adobe Flash Player.

Dell Kace offers browser-in-a-sandbox

In Cloud - By Daniel Robinson, 20 July 2010 11:51 AM

Secure Browser uses app virtualisation to isolate it from Windows.

New phishing technique exploits browser tab use

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 26 May 2010 12:51 PM

"Tabnabbing" preys on users that don't keep track of all the tabs they have open.

Privacy group warns of web browser 'fingerprinting'

In Web/client - By Rosalie Marshall, 19 May 2010 9:20 AM

Unique signatures that can track surfers.

Critical zero-day flaw found in Apple's Safari browser

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 11 May 2010 1:36 PM

Affects current version.

Opera posts security update for Apple and Windows

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 3 May 2010 9:22 AM

Patches vulnerabilities.

Malware writers begin to target Google's Chrome browser

In Applications - By Daniel Long, 20 April 2010 4:40 PM

Just because you're using Chrome doesn't mean you're necessarily immune to malware. An unsolicited email is circulating which prompts Google Chrome users to install a fake ...

Microsoft pushes emergency browser fix for 10 bugs

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 31 March 2010 11:19 AM

One 'critical' flaw across all versions of browser.

Google fixes Chrome bugs and pays researcher

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 12 February 2010 12:43 PM

Three high risk vulnerabilities patched in new update.

Mozilla confirms trojan-infected Firefox add-ons

In Applications - By David Neal, 8 February 2010 9:48 AM

Browser firm admits failing to spot malware.

EFF kicks off browser tracking project

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 10:17 AM

Analyse traffic monitoring techniques.

Chrome 4.0 released, addresses several security vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 27 January 2010 11:17 AM

Patches 13 flaws.

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.6 with new security feature

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 January 2010 10:58 AM

Warns users about vulnerable plug-ins.

Mozilla and Opera benefit from IE flaw

In Risk - By Dan Worth, 21 January 2010 11:40 AM

Rival browser developers claim spike in downloads.

France joins Germany in call to dump IE

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 19 January 2010 10:02 AM

Microsoft under heavy pressure.

Apple releases Safari update to close seven holes

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 13 November 2009 11:27 AM

Sixth update of the year.

Browser cookie handling could widen web attack space

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 5 November 2009 11:03 AM

Attacker could gain free reign over principal production domain.

Updated Mozilla Firefox browser corrects 16 flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 October 2009 8:55 AM

Mozilla updates browser.

Opinion: Three steps to better browser security

In Crypto - By Steven Willoughby, 21 October 2009 10:52 AM

A cheap and cheerful public key infrastructure will stop phishers.

Concerns raised over the ability to use HTTPS on a malicious site

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 14 October 2009 11:26 AM

Users could mistake malicious sites for safe sites.

Firefox updated for security flaws

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 11 September 2009 10:35 AM

Users encouraged to upgrade immediately.

Browser malware test shines light on IE8

In Applications - By Ry Crozier, 15 August 2009 12:00 AM

How does your browser rate?

Apple patches Safari for fourth month in a row

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 13 August 2009 11:17 AM

The release of Safari 4.0.3 -- the fifth browser update of the year from Apple -- fixes six vulnerabilities.

Mozilla posts Firefox security updates

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 4 August 2009 11:00 AM

Users advised to patch newly-discovered flaws.

Browser SSL warnings shown to be ineffective

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 29 July 2009 11:33 AM

New research shows that Secure Socket Layer (SSL) warnings, used in web browsers to indicate a problem with a web page's certificate or the potential for a man-in-the-middle ...

Internet Explorer and Firefox both hit by web exploits

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 23 July 2009 10:44 AM

Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox have been hit by browser attacks.

Web browser flaw enables attacks against EV SSL

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 July 2009 9:39 AM

Two security researchers are set to show how, due to a common browser vulnerability, extended-validation SSL certifications don't offer much more protection than traditional certs.

Google updates Chrome security; withdraws crashing development browser

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 12 June 2009 11:29 AM

Google Chrome has been updated to fix security issues in the WebKit web browser engine.

Vulnerability detected in Internet Explorer

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 12 June 2009 11:09 AM

A vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer has been detected that could allow infected URLs to be accessed.

New Safari 4.0 fixes more than 50 vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 10 June 2009 2:56 PM

Apple has released web browser Safari 4.0, which contains fixes for more than 50 vulnerabilities, some of which could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code, launch a ...

Google's new Chome browser comes with privacy option

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 25 May 2009 9:24 AM

Google has introduced its latest version of Chrome, and claims to have enhanced speed and privacy features.

Google to patch vulnerabilities in Chrome

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 11 May 2009 10:44 AM

Google Chrome's Stable channel has been updated to version 1.0.154.64 to fix two security issues that were discovered by internal Google testing.

Mozilla fixes critical Firefox flaws

In Applications - By David Neal, 23 April 2009 9:43 AM

Mozilla has announced a number of fixes for its Firefox browser, warning that four of the flaws are critical.

Opera closes multiple security vulnerabilites with update

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 4 March 2009 10:59 AM

A new version of the Opera browser closes several security holes that could have enabled an attacker to execute arbitrary code or launch cross-domain scripting attacks.

Security issues present in browser password management

In Networks - By Angela Moscaritolo, 16 December 2008 10:03 AM

The password management features of most popular web browsers are riddled with bugs, new research concludes.

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