GitHub Extends Push Protection to Prevent Accidental Leaks of Keys and Other Secrets

GitHub has announced the general availability of a new security feature called push protection , which aims to prevent developers from inadvertently leaking keys and other secrets in their code. The Microsoft-owned cloud-based repository hosting platform, which began testing the feature a year ag...

Safari User-Assisted Applescript Exec Attack

In versions of Mac OS X before 10.11.1, the applescript:// URL scheme is provided, which opens the provided script in the Applescript Editor. Pressing cmd-R in the Editor executes the code without any additional confirmation from the user. By getting the user to press cmd-R in Safari, and by...