Google offers a $20,000 prize for those who can break the Chrome browser's security. The prize can be won in the Pw2Own competition. To increase the safety of its product, Google is ready to pay money to the first who can find security vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser. It is worth noting that last year Chrome was the only browser that was not hacked by competitors. The competition will be held March 9-11.
Apple has prepared a new security update for Safari 4. The latest edition 4.0.3 is now available for download for both Mac OS X and Windows.
Three of the fixed bugs could lead to remote code execution after visiting a specially created website. The next two critical bugs in Safari for Windows relate to CoreGraphics and ImageIO.
Today, more and more pages are created in the spirit of Web 2.0. This means that AJAX technology is commonly used. Therefore, JavaScript processing performance becomes a very important factor. In order to compare the latest browsares, CNET has carried out a set of performance tests.
Apple has presented the new version of the Safari web browser. Safari 4 beta is available for Mac OS X and Windows. Compared to the third-generation, changes in Safari 4 look really impressive, as they affect both the user interface and the browser engine.
Another bug has been found in the Safari web browser. The bug allows malicious website to read the contents of your hard drive.
The bug is especially dangerous for those who use Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Safari RSS reader with standard settings. The problem also applies to Windows users of Safari.
Brian Mastenbrook, who found the bug, says that the bug can be used to get access to important information contained in e-mails, cookies or files containing passwords.
Google offers a $20,000 prize for those who can break the Chrome browser's security. The prize can be won in the Pw2Own competition. To increase the safety of its product, Google is ready to pay money to the first who can find security vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser. It is worth noting that last year Chrome was the only browser that was not hacked by competitors. The competition will be held March 9-11.
Apple has prepared a new security update for Safari 4. The latest edition 4.0.3 is now available for download for both Mac OS X and Windows.
Today, more and more pages are created in the spirit of Web 2.0. This means that AJAX technology is commonly used. Therefore, JavaScript processing performance becomes a very important factor. In order to compare the latest browsares, CNET has carried out a set of performance tests.
