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Security – A Feature Discussion? Some Thoughts on Google’s Chrome OS
To be clear upfront: This is not a “Microsoft versus Google” post. I cannot even judge how far Google pushed security with the Chrome OS. But the following article raised quite some questions how we look at security: Inside the Google Chrome OS security Read More...
Posted 19 November 09 10:18 by rhalbh | 0 Comments   
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When it comes to security, who do you trust more - Microsoft or Google?
I started to read the article and actually just wanted to Tweet about it but then I voted and had to publish at least the current state: When it comes to security, who do you trust more? Microsoft (44%) Google (32%) Neither (22%) Both (3%) Total Votes: Read More...
Posted 26 September 09 04:18 by rhalbh | 0 Comments   
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Internet Explorer 8 best to protect customer
NSSLabs just recently published a study on browser security with regards to Phising and Malware protection, which we comissioned. To take it upfront: The whole methodology is transperent and therefore rather than challenging the results, let’s learn from Read More...
Posted 21 August 09 04:25 by rhalbh | 1 Comments   
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Welcome to reality: Apple Acknowledges OS X Malware
A few years ago, we ran a huge event in Switzerland: We offered people in Switzerland to come to us (we were for a whole week at the airport in Zurich) with their PC and we check it for malware, patch it etc. We did this with a lot of partners and had Read More...
Posted 11 June 09 09:53 by rhalbh | 2 Comments   
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Google Chrome and Silent Patching
This morning I opened one of the Swiss Sunday newspapers and Google Chrome made it to the front-page with a “best practice approach” for deploying security updates. In the article itself it was claimed that Chrome is one of the best browsers with regards Read More...
Posted 11 May 09 03:58 by rhalbh | 18 Comments   
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News from the Interop front
Not directly security related: I am often asked about the interoperability between our products and third-party products. Additionally people claim that we do not allow others to use our technology – that we lock you in. Just now I read the following Read More...
Posted 10 February 09 05:50 by rhalbh | 1 Comments   
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Is Mozilla really the most secure Web Browser?
On http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/ Mozilla claims that Firefox is “The Safest Web Browser”. Unfortunately they leave a lot of their claims unsupported. This is something our Jeff Jones looks into. Since a lot of years Jeff looks into Read More...
Posted 19 January 09 10:14 by rhalbh | 1 Comments   
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Apple releases Keyboardless Laptop
Wow, there are news, which we cannot cope with. Apple just announced the first laptop without keyboard : Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard and additionally the new Mac Tiny : They even talk about the Mac Nano in this video Enjoy Read More...
Posted 09 January 09 03:55 by rhalbh | 0 Comments   
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Article was Bogus: Do Mac Users not need Anti-Virus Protection?
Today I was having a discussion with a religious Mac fan claiming that the only problem with security on the Internet is Windows and then I read this article on ZDNet: Despite what blogs (and Apple) say, Macs will eventually have malware In there it is Read More...
Posted 04 December 08 08:48 by rhalbh | 2 Comments   
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Apple Recommends Running Multiple AV Engines
This is an interesting thing: I just read this post on ZDNet . The blamed us for being the key target for viruses and they always told me that they do not have a security problem. I am convinced that there is no software product having no security vulnerabilities Read More...
Posted 03 December 08 06:45 by rhalbh | 1 Comments   
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This is about processes: Google Chrome Vulnerable to Carpet Bombing
This is the kind of stuff I hate to see – definitely within Microsoft but to a similar extent within competitors. I think we have a joint mission: Make the Internet a safer (and more trustworthy) place. There was quite some noise yesterday around Google Read More...
Posted 03 September 08 05:21 by rhalbh | 1 Comments   
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Servers still not patched
I just read an article this morning on Linux servers under the Phalanx gun: A problem with people, not code . There were quite some things which made me think when I read it: There was a statement in there, which I – obviously – did not like at all: Linux Read More...
Posted 29 August 08 12:20 by rhalbh | 1 Comments   
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