Adobe Flash, Apple Safari fail privacy test

Third party plug-ins like Adobe Flash do a poor job of cleaning traces of your browser sessions, rendering private-browsing features somewhat useless, according to a new study by researcher Katherine McKinley. McKinley, a researcher at iSec Partners, created a tool for testing the functionality of clearing private data after a browser session and browsing [...]

Military contractor “cyber-defense” gold rush begins

Sensing a shift in upcoming defense priorities, Lockheed and Boeing are both launching information security product divisions.

Bloomberg is reporting that both Lockheed Martin and Boeing are building security product groups to address the military’s needs in defending cyberspace. I doubt that the military requires technology to “defend cyberspace” that is fundamentally different technology [...]

Real plugs critical holes in Helix Server

RealNetworks has shipped a new version of its Helix Server to plug at least four vulnerabilities that introduce code execution and denial-of-service risks. The flaws affect Helix Server Version 11.x, Helix Server Version 12.x, Helix Mobile Server Version 11.x and  Helix Mobile Server Version 12.x.  Three of the four bugs are considered “highly critical” [...]