New Firefox Plug-In Will Defeat Flash Attacks

For years now, Adobe Flash files have been a very useful attack vector for hackers and a serious security problem for end users and IT departments. Now, a German researcher is planning to unveil a new browser plug-in designed to prevent many common types of Flash attacks. The plug-in, called...

'Blitzableiter' Protects Against Flash Player Exploits

A German security researcher has released an open-source tool that analyses and cleans up Flash code before playback to prevent security holes in Adobe Flash Player from being exploited. The tool, called “Blitzableiter” lightning rod, is the brainchild of Felix “FX” Lindner, a well-known hacker w...