New Versions of Chrome and Firefox Disable DigiNotar Root

Mozilla has released version 6.01 of its Firefox browser, which now removes the compromised DigiNotar root certificate from the list of trusted roots. The move comes just two days after security researchers discovered that the Dutch company had issued a valid wildcard certificate for Google to an...

New Worm Morto Using RDP to Infect Windows PCs

A new worm called Morto has begun making the rounds on the Internet in the last couple of days, infecting machines via RDP Remote Desktop Protocol. The worm is generating a large amount of outbound RDP traffic on networks that have infected machines, and Morto is capable of compromising both...

Mandriva Update for firefox MDVSA-2011:068 (firefox)

Check for the Version of firefox OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for firefox MDVSA-2011:068 firefox Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it unde...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : firefox (MDVSA-2011:068)

Several invalid HTTPS certificates were placed on the certificate blacklist to prevent their misuse. Users on a compromised network could be directed to sites using the fraudulent certificates and mistake them for the legitimate sites. This could deceive them into revealing personal information...

USB Drives Remain Major Security Threat

The recent admission by a top Department of Defense official that a classified network was compromised in 2008 through an infected USB drive has brought the spotlight back onto the myriad threats that these portable devices pose to corporate networks. The security community has been wary of USB...