My co-worker in our IT security department stated this morning that Safari got hacked in 4 seconds on the first day.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://about.me/edwardcrosby ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > Ahead of the most recent Pwn2Own, Google made a rather proud challenge: > it'd pay $20,000 to any team or individual who could successfully hack > Chrome. Two takers signed up for that challenge -- and then both backed > down. One individual didn't show up and a second entry, known as Team > Anon, decided to focus their efforts elsewhere. There's still time left > for someone to come out of the woodwork and scrape off that polish, but as > of now no brave souls have registered intent. Meanwhile, IE8 was taken > down by Stephen Fewer, who used three separate vulnerabilities to get out > of Protected Mode and crack that browser's best locks. Safari running on a > MacBook Air got shamed again, cracked in just five seconds. That, at > least, is better than it fared in 2008. > Safari and IE8 get shamed at Pwn2Own, Chrome still safe... for now > originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:56:00 EDT. Please > see our terms for use of feeds. > > Permalink | Computerworld (1), (2) | Email this | Comments > > > http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/10/safari-and-ie8-get-shamed-at-pwn2own-chrome-still-safe-for-n/ > > > > Sent with MobileRSS HD > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
