Articles by Sean Michael Kerner

New Vulnerabilities Are on the Rise

New report from IBM claims that vulnerabilities are up and so too are the number left unpatched.

Is McAfee.com at Risk?

Researcher alleges security vendor McAfee has an insecure website, McAfee responds.

Adobe Fixes Zero-Day Reader, Acrobat and Flash Flaws

Adobe locks downs its apps with updates to eliminate flaws that have been circulating for the last week.

RSA Hacked

Security firm falls victim to advanced persistent threat. Should you be worried?

Google Updates Chrome for Flash Risk

Another update for Google's Web browser, this time Chrome is getting the jump on every other browser and platform with an update for a Flash vulnerability.

Google Plugs Chrome for Blackberry Pwn2own Vuln

Google may have saved $20,000 at Pwn2own, thanks to a flaw in RIM's Blackberry.

Pwn2own: BlackBerry and iPhone Fall, Chrome and Firefox Untouched

No bugs in Firefox or Chrome disclosed at pwn2own, iPhone, however, falls again to Charlie Miller.

Safari and IE Hacked at Pwn2own

New zero-day flaw in IE emerges, as Apple issues massive Safari update.

Google Expands Security in Chrome 10

Release includes 25 security fixes, checks for out-of-date plug-ins and sandboxed Flash debut in Google's Web browser.

Metasploit 3.6 Aims for Compliance

New release of vulnerability testing framework gets closer to enterprise requirements for compliance testing while still providing improvements to open source users.

PWN2OWN Goes Deep to Exploit Browsers

Which browser will fall and how? PWN2OWN organizers give us an early look at what to expect and why use-after-free errors are likely to dominate.

Mozilla Pushes Firefox Security Update as PWN2OWN Nears

Update fixes 10 flaws as Mozilla locks down its open source browser ahead of critical hacker challenge.

Google Updates Chrome Ahead of PWN2OWN

$14,000 paid out to security researchers as Google locks down Chrome 9 ahead of hacking contest.