Tag: web browsers
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Cloud Blog: Your Single-Page Applications Are Vulnerable: Here’s How to Fix Them
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/single-page-applications-vulnerable/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Your Single-Page Applications Are Vulnerable: Here’s How to Fix Them Feedly Summary: Written by: Steven Karschnia, Truman Brown, Jacob Paullus, Daniel McNamara Executive Summary Due to their client-side nature, single-page applications (SPAs) will typically have multiple access control vulnerabilities By implementing a robust access control policy on supporting APIs,…
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Hacker News: How is my Browser blocking RWX execution?
Source URL: https://rwxstoned.github.io/2025-01-04-Reviewing-browser-hooks/ Source: Hacker News Title: How is my Browser blocking RWX execution? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a novel security feature implemented in a popular browser that functions similarly to an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) system. By monitoring thread creation at runtime, the browser can…
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Hacker News: Certificate Authorities and the Fragility of Internet Safety
Source URL: https://azeemba.com/posts/certificate-authorities-and-the-fragility-of-internet-safety.html Source: Hacker News Title: Certificate Authorities and the Fragility of Internet Safety Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text offers a deep examination of HTTPS and the critical role of Certificate Authorities (CAs) in ensuring internet security. It discusses the potential vulnerabilities in the certificate verification process…
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Hacker News: Certificate Authorities and the Fragility of Internet Safety
Source URL: https://azeemba.com/posts/certificate-authorities-and-the-fragility-of-internet-safety.html Source: Hacker News Title: Certificate Authorities and the Fragility of Internet Safety Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text offers a deep examination of HTTPS and the critical role of Certificate Authorities (CAs) in ensuring internet security. It discusses the potential vulnerabilities in the certificate verification process…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Frequent freeloader part II: Russian actor Secret Blizzard using tools of other groups to attack Ukraine
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/11/frequent-freeloader-part-ii-russian-actor-secret-blizzard-using-tools-of-other-groups-to-attack-ukraine/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Frequent freeloader part II: Russian actor Secret Blizzard using tools of other groups to attack Ukraine Feedly Summary: Since January 2024, Microsoft has observed Secret Blizzard using the tools or infrastructure of other threat groups to attack targets in Ukraine and download its custom backdoors Tavdig and…
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Slashdot: Google Unveils Project Mariner: AI Agents To Use the Web For You
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/11/1648248/google-unveils-project-mariner-ai-agents-to-use-the-web-for-you Source: Slashdot Title: Google Unveils Project Mariner: AI Agents To Use the Web For You Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has launched Project Mariner, an AI agent capable of autonomously navigating web browsers. Powered by the Gemini framework, this prototype operates through a Chrome extension, simulating human-like interactions…
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Slashdot: Microsoft AI Chief Says Conversational AI Will Replace Web Browsers
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/09/1548200/microsoft-ai-chief-says-conversational-ai-will-replace-web-browsers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft AI Chief Says Conversational AI Will Replace Web Browsers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft’s AI division, forecasts that conversational AI will replace traditional web interaction methods, revolutionizing how users engage with technology. He emphasizes the future significance of large language…
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Hacker News: Certificate Authorities and the Fragility of Internet Safety
Source URL: https://azeemba.com/posts/certificate-authorities-and-the-fragility-of-internet-safety.html Source: Hacker News Title: Certificate Authorities and the Fragility of Internet Safety Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text offers a deep examination of HTTPS and the critical role of Certificate Authorities (CAs) in ensuring internet security. It discusses the potential vulnerabilities in the certificate verification process…
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Cloud Blog: (QR) Coding My Way Out of Here: C2 in Browser Isolation Environments
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/c2-browser-isolation-environments/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: (QR) Coding My Way Out of Here: C2 in Browser Isolation Environments Feedly Summary: Written by: Thibault Van Geluwe de Berlaere Executive Summary Browser isolation is a security technology where web browsing activity is separated from the user’s local device by running the browser in a secure environment,…
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Hacker News: RomCom exploits Firefox and Windows zero days in the wild
Source URL: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/romcom-exploits-firefox-and-windows-zero-days-in-the-wild/ Source: Hacker News Title: RomCom exploits Firefox and Windows zero days in the wild Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a detailed analysis of critical zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in Mozilla products, specifically Firefox, Thunderbird, and the Tor Browser, which are being exploited by a Russia-aligned cyber…