Reading Time: 1 minute Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. By convincing a user to view a malicious a web page or an HTML email message or attachment, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. Users should upgrade to Internet…

Reading Time: 2 minutes eBay Inc. issued a public statement today asking customers to change their web site passwords due to a breach of their customer database systems. Although they assert that the number of customer accounts compromised is small, and there is no evidence that the stolen data has been used by the hackers, all customers should take…

Reading Time: 2 minutes According to a new report by the Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT), public facing control systems often have weak internet security and are inviting targets for hackers. The report cites two incidents of hacking, including an unnamed public utility that was hacked because a control system had weak password authentication…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The so called cyberwar between the US and China is about to take an interesting turn that could have significant consequences for one of the world’s most important strategic and economic relationships. The global and border less nature of the Internet makes it difficult to hold hackers accountable for criminal activities. When the hackers are…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Improving privacy and security while browsing has been a major objective for Comodo in recent product releases and enhancements, and a Senate subcommittee report yesterday highlights the need. The report warns of the dangers of malicious advertising, so called malvertising, and threats to privacy and security posed by online advertising in general. Entitled “Online Advertising…

Reading Time: 2 minutes We would never advise using an unsupported operating system. Everytime Microsoft issues a security patch for its supported OSs, it provides information that hackers can analyze and exploit against the unpatched Windows XP.  However, one month after the end of Microsoft’s support for Windows XP there seems to be a hard core of users still…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Boiling Springs Savings Bank: Financial Institution introduces SVT technology that authenticates web content to protect critical customer information in online banking transactions. Background: Boiling Springs Savings Bank, named after the famed Boiling Springs in the Rutherford, New Jersey area, manages assets over $1 billion. This local bank has been serving their community since 1939, with…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The growing use of the Internet for commerce, communication and collaboration has significantly increased the need for online security. Certification Authorities, who provide network, Internet and application security solutions for communicating and conducting business, are a key link in the Internet Security chain. Simply, a Certification Authority acts as a trusted third party whose purpose…

Reading Time: 3 minutes You may think that cyber-attacks are someone else’s problem. You would be wrong. Cyber-attacks are growing in their number, sophistication and diversity of target. The 2013 Verizon report on data breaches made clear that we all need to be on guard for so called “Advanced Persistent Threats” (APTs). In fact, Verizon concluded “We see victims…

Reading Time: 2 minutes OPSWAT is an independent security firm that provides certifications for security applications to verify that they are compatible with leading network and technology solutions. A high level of compatibility for security applications is important for home users and students, system administrators, and software vendors. Comodo was recently informed by OPSWAT that the latest version our…