Two proof-of-concept bugs were identified in Google's new Chrome Web browser, which uses WebKit open source code.
Microsoft plans to address remote code execution vulnerabilities in next Tuesday's security patch.
The acquisition of Qumranet positions Red Hat in the virtual desktop infrastructure space.
The browser wars heat up as Google launches a challenge to Microsoft.
Given its many turnkey virtues it's tempting to think of virtualization as a turnkey proposition. Not quite.
Use of Microsoft's browser varies per study, with lower adoption rates found in Japan and China.
Brendan Eich, founder of JavaScript, says future of the standard has been resolved for now.
Both flaws result from design issues in the framework, according to Ounce Labs.
An update to Microsoft's enterprise client protection app is now available.
Although the overall number of vulnerabilities being discovered in software appears to be leveling off or even dropping, two recent reports on Web security say that the overwhelming majority of Web sites studied still have unpatched vulnerabilities that could expose visitors to malicious code.
The latest beta includes features designed to match user 'flow' while surfing the Web, says the IE8 dev team.
With support for all versions Java, many languages (including Ruby on Rails, Groovy and now PHP) and a number of frameworks, analysts say that the open source, Sun-backed NetBeans is becoming strong alternative to Eclipse.
The product aims to avoid duplicate records by checking for inconsistencies.
The writing's on the wall, it seems, for purveyors of security point solutions. Gone is the day of the best-of-breed anti-virus, firewall, e-mail security or encryption vendors. These days, it's a security suite play.
Last week, market watcher Gartner Inc. issued a report in which it projected that IT spending should eclipse $3.4 trillion this year. That's a year-over-year growth rate of 8 percent.
The open source Linux-based operating system features integration with Google's online apps.
Check Point Software updated its Web security software suite.
Businesses may have been slow to adopt Microsoft Windows Vista, but expect that to change by late 2008 to 2009, according to a recent Forrester Research report.
Delivering hosted solutions to businesses takes planning, and this report describes some of the steps to take.
A critical advisory was issued after hackers tampered with the open source Linux company's Web site.