A fix is now available for a serious privilege-escalation vulnerability in the LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin.
Vulnerability Summary
Any cPanel user (including an attacker or a compromised account) could exploit the lsws.redisAble function to execute arbitrary scripts as root. This issue is...
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/09/28/firefox-7-security-fixes/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=status+message&utm_campaign=naked+security
Get it here....
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Android security flaw to be patched soon
Distributors of Android devices in South Africa explain how a huge security vulnerability detected this week affects users and what is being done to address it
Twitter vulnerability exploited
A vulnerability in Twitter is being widely exploited on thousands of accounts
UPDATE: Twitter seems to have patched the problem.
Cracks in computer defenses abound says IBM
IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.
Adobe products the number one target for malware
Adobe products are currently the primary target for hackers and virus writers worldwide.
According to Kaspersky Lab, Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader have become the primary vehicle for malware, due to their prevalence and multi-platform...
A few months ago I asked some volunteers in this forum to "hack" my web site. The results were most encouraging, and I fixed numerous bugs. :erm:
So my question ow is this: how do I know if my site is secure? Are there companies in SA (or elsewhere) who can audit the security? Is there a list...