Browser Security: Archive: March 2012

Opera 11.62 Patches Seven Security Flaws

Two of the vulnerabilities have a high severity rating.

Google Updates Chrome to Patch Nine Vulnerabilities

Six of the vulnerabilities are identified as high severity flaws.

Researcher Warns of iOS Safari Vulnerability

The vulnerability could allow attackers to redirect victims to malicious Web sites without their knowledge.

Firefox 11 Patches Eight Security Flaws

Five of the vulnerabilities are rated critical.

Apple Patches 83 Safari Vulnerabilities

Seventy-two of the flaws could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Secunia Warns of Zero Days Flaws in Safari

The security firm decided to publish the information after failing to receive a response from Apple.

Teenager Finds Three Chrome Zero Day Flaws, Wins $60,000

Pinkie Pie may soon be working at Google.

Browser Hacking Contests Leave $895,000 in Unclaimed Prize Money

Last-minute zero day exploits poked holes in Chrome and Firefox at CanSecWest, and a teenager won $60,000 -- but the vast majority of Google's prize money was left on table.

IE9 Hacked at Pwn2Own

The attack leveraged two previously unidentified vulnerabilities.

Chrome Hacked at Pwn2Own and Pwnium Contests

Google's browser falls in two separate hacking challenges as researchers probe for zero-day security holes.

Google Patches 14 Chrome Vulnerabilities

$10,000 bonuses were awarded to researchers Aki Helin, Arthur Gerkis and Miaubiz.

Chrome 17 Bug Finders Get Pay Raise

With the release of the latest update for Chrome, Google is now paying independent researchers a bounty of up to $10,000 per security flaw.

Which Browser is Best for Security?

Researchers from Accuvant discussed the results of a browser security comparison study at RSA Conference 2012 -- and the debate rages on.

Can the Internet Be Made Trustworthy?

Speaking at RSA Conference 2012, the CEO of Qualys points to SSL flaws, malware in third-party ads, and insecure browsers as signs that the Internet needs a fundamental overhaul of trustworthiness.