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Stopgap Fix for Critical Firefox 3.5 Security Hole

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By Ken

Instructions showing hackers how to exploit an unpatched, critical security hole in Mozilla’s new Firefox 3.5 Web browser have been posted online. So, until Mozilla can ship an update to quash this bug, Security Fix is posting instructions to help readers protect themselves from this vulnerability. The security hole has to do with a... »

Gmail Labs Adds Verified Accounts Key To Prevent Phishing

Monday, July 13, 2009
By Ken

Here’s the latest invention from the Gmail labs team: a verified accounts key to help distinguish spam from a legit email. Last year, Gmail started filtering spam from fake eBay and PayPal emails, requiring actual verification from the source that an email was being sent from ebay.com. Anything that can’t be verified is rejected.... »

Mozilla Pushes the Web Forward With Firefox 3.5

Saturday, July 4, 2009
By Ken

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 is the culmination of nearly a year-long quest to build a browser for the next version of the web. And while it’s not perfect, it comes very, very close. The open-source browser is now available for download for Windows, Mac and Linux. Originally envisioned as a quick follow-up to 2008’s release... »

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