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Chrome Is the Last Browser Standing at Pwn2Own Hacking Competition [Browsers]
Gizmodo —
... . However, it's reign is likely to be a short one as day two ups the ante with more prize money and the ability to use plugins as part of the hack. [Ars Technica] ...
The 404 303: Where even we know not to get a bacon tattoo
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Some days on The 404, there isn't much news to report, so we do something we like to call "milking" and boy are we good at it! It's not for lacking of try. We spend as much as ten minutes every day looking for stuff on the Interwebs to riff on, and while we could talk about hackers taking apart Safari in seconds, it's really not that funny. And it's not 404-esque material. See, how much text I've written, and really I haven't said anything. ...
Afternoon Linkage for March 20th, 2009
GEARFUSE —
... Afternoon Linkage for March 20th, 2009 By Vince Veneziani March 20, 2009 Comments (0) Filed under: Features Sorry for the lack of posts today but coupled with the terrible news out there and my fucked up back, it was bound to happen. To Friday! The Godfather II is shaping up nicely Nice crib, dude Dataflux: Shape-shifting art Oh how I’d love to have some flexible OLEDs The Lightpot can probably grow some amazing weed Apparently, Chrome is the safest browser out there Have great links you want showcased on ...
Attention: Everybody. Your Browser is Insecure. Deal With It.
Technologizer —
... The results? Chrome was the only browser that escaped unscathed, apparently because of the way it sandboxes Web code to prevent it from doing damage. (Chrome has, however, been ...
Blanket insecurity
GMSV —
... Apple’s Safari fell first, exploited within seconds by security researcher Charlie Miller with a hack that would allow execution of unauthorized code. A German student who goes only by “Nils” followed that with successful cracks not only of Safari, but of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox as well, leaving Google’s Chrome as the only target left standing in the first round. That may change in Round 2, when the hackers are allowed to use plug-ins in their exploits. As Ars Technica notes , the prizes offered by such competitions don’t exactly encourage the ...
Chrome last browser standing after day one of Pwn2Own
Hardware 2.0 —
March 20th, 2009 Chrome last browser standing after day one of Pwn2Own Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:03 pm Categories: Security , Software Tags: Security , Web Browser , Google Chrome , Web Browsers , Internet , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Google’s Chrome browser is the last web browser standing after day 1 of Pwn2Own . Does this make you reassess your daily browser? A recent contest at CanSecWest, an event that brings together some of the most skilled experts in the security community, has ...
Google’s Chrome Starts To Shine & Shine
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP —
... contestants. As he promised, Safari went down first: he was able to execute his prepared hack in only a matter of seconds. Another security expert known only as Nils took longer, but was able to successfully exploit all three of the most popular browsers.
If Google’s Chrome is impervious to attack, shouldn’t we all be using it instead of the other browsers?
Makes sense to me. What about you?
Comments welcome.
Source.
Linkpost | 3.21.2009
TechBlog —
... - "Apple now finds itself where everyone else in the mobile handset business wanted to be 15 years ago." • Chrome only browser left standing after day one of Pwn2Own - Safari on Mac OS X was the first to fall. Charlie Miller, who went after the Mac first, says "Windows ... is tougher because of its address randomization feature and other security measures." • ...
Happy Birthday: A Look Back at One Year of Google Chrome [Google Chrome]
Lifehacker —
... can be found (yay!), but it doesn't really allow you to do anything, and it's wonky to install ( sigh ). On another front, Google scores a nice little PR victory by being the last browser standing in the Pwn2Own hacker challenge , since its individually "sandboxed" browser processes make it hard to hack too deep into the system it's running on. While they've got the muscle pose on, Chrome's developers also show off some ...
Microsoft Using Scare Tactics For Google Browser Extension?
WebProNews Feed —
... Given that Microsoft has the much larger market share, malware distributors have more of a reason to go after IE rather than Chrome. Furthermore, Microsoft mentioned security issues with "Chrome in particular" and after patching some initial holes after Chrome was first launch, the browser has maintained levels of security where other browsers (including IE) have failed. ...
Microsoft Spreads FUD on Google Chrome Frame
901am —
... Love how he sticks in your family to tug at your heartstrings. Good luck making people believe such FUD. Chrome was the only browser left standing after a recent hacking contest. If anything, Chrome is more secure than IE. ...
Microsoft Using Scare Tactics For Google Browser Extension?
WebProNews Feed —
... Given that Microsoft has the much larger market share, malware distributors have more of a reason to go after IE rather than Chrome. Furthermore, Microsoft mentioned security issues with "Chrome in particular" and after patching some initial holes after Chrome was first launch, the browser has maintained levels of security where other browsers (including IE) have failed. ...
Chrome for Mac in My Stocking?
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... While Chrome's percent of market share isn't exactly worth bragging about and its minimalist design and lack of extensions don't currently make the browser much of a challenger to any of the big three, Chrome does boast impressive speeds in launching and page loading. Plus, the browser's isolation of each tab into separate processes is a worthy security feature, so much so that Chrome was the last browser standing at this year's ...
