Exploit Released for Zero-Day in Internet Explorer

Exploit Released for Zero-Day in Internet Explorer   by vinay gautam     A working exploit that takes advantage of a previously unknown critical security hole in Internet Explorer has been published online. Experts say the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild, and that it appears to be connected to the same group of Chinese hackers responsible for unleashing a pair of Java zero-day...

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Internet Explorer Users: Please Read This

Internet Explorer Users: Please Read This by vinay gautam Microsoft is urging Windows users who browse the Web with Internet Explorer to use a free tool called EMETto block attacks against a newly-discovered and unpatched critical security hole in IE versions 7, 8 and 9. But some experts say that advice falls short, and that users can better protect themselves by surfing with an alternative...

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Malware Dragnet Snags Millions of Infected PCs

Malware Dragnet Snags Millions of Infected PCs by vinay gautam Last week, Microsoft Corp. made headlines when it scored an unconventional if not unprecedented legal victory: Convincing a U.S. court to let it seize control of a Chinese Internet service provider’s network as part of a crackdown on piracy. I caught up with Microsoft’s chief legal strategist shortly after that order was executed, in a bid...

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean user base grew 1,500% in two months

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean user base grew 1,500% in two months by vinay gautam Since it’s announcement two months ago, Jelly Bean has seen a spike in its users by a whopping 1,500%. Advertising network and research firm Chitika compiled millions and millions of mobile ad impressions from within its network and calculated that Jelly Bean’s market share was at 0.87% at the end of July. In one month’s time,...

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