Reflected XSS Bug Patched in Popular WooCommerce WordPress Plugin

An extension of the WooCommerce WordPress plugin, used by 28 percent of all online stores, has been patched against a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. The vulnerability was found in the Product Vendors plugin, which allows an existing ecommerce site to support multiple vendors,...

Microsoft Considering Public-Key Pinning for Internet Explorer

Microsoft is considering adding public-key pinning–an important defense against man-in-the-middle attacks–to Internet Explorer. The feature is designed to help protect users against the types of MITM attacks that rely on forged certificates, which comprise a large portion of those attacks...

Google Expands Malware-Alert Services for Site Operators

Google is expanding the set of tools it makes available to Webmasters to help them detect and remove malware infections on their sites, adding a new alert service that will let the owners of large blocks of sites know as early as possible about the presence of malicious content on any of the site...