Thomas Claburn / InformationWeek:
Google’s Chrome Team Mulls Local File Restrictions — Google engineers are looking at extending Chrome’s restrictions on local Web pages to further tighten the Web browser’s security across a broader set of protocols. — Insider attacks tend to pose a greater computer security risk …
Source: Google's Chrome Team Mulls Local File Restrictions (Thomas Claburn/InformationWeek)
Nelson Minar / Nelson’s Weblog:
Warcraft account security — My World of Warcraft account is now more secure than my bank account. It is harder to steal 5,000 fake Warcraft gold from me than $5,000 real US dollars. Why? Because unlike my bank, my computer game supports two factor authentication.
Source: Warcraft account security (Nelson Minar/Nelson's Weblog)
John Timmer / Ars Technica:
Computer scientists find audio CAPTCHAs easy to crack — The Carnegie-Mellon University team behind the reCAPTCHA service is continuing to expand its effort to mix basic security and useful work. CAPTCHAs are the distorted text that helps various online services ensure that the entity opening …
Source: Computer scientists find audio CAPTCHAs easy to crack (John Timmer/Ars Technica)
Jim Duffy / Network World:
Cisco is big tease about ‘Big Bang’ switch upgrade — VP only says switches will get greener; mum on blade server plans — SAN JOSE — Cisco’s “Big Bang” switching upgrade will emerge in late January and encompass more than just the Catalyst 6500. — The emphasis for upgrade …
Source: Cisco is big tease about ‘Big Bang’ switch upgrade (Jim Duffy/Network World)